Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults and Children With Refractory Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with refractory septic shock remain controversial. Current guidelines on the management of refractory septic shock recommend the consideration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a salvage therapy. The difference between adults and children with septic refractory shock treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has not been previously analyzed. We aimed to review peer-reviewed publications on the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults and children with refractory septic shock.

Methods

Studies reporting on mortality in both adults and children with refractory septic shock supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation published in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase data

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814621 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature