Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure in adult cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The question of whether cancer patients with severe respiratory failure benefit from veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) remains unanswered. We, therefore, analyzed clinical characteristics and outcomes of a large cohort of cancer patients treated with vv-ECMO with the aim to identify prognostic factors.

Methods

297 cancer patients from 19 German and Austrian hospitals who underwent vv-ECMO between 2009 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. A multivariable cox proportional hazards analysis for overall survival was performed. In addition, a propensity score-matched analysis and a latent class analysis were conducted.

Results

Patients had a median age of 56 (IQR 44-65) years and 214 (72%) were males. 159 (54%) had a solid tumor and 138 (4

SUBMITTER: Kochanek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8866383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature