ECMO Predictors of Mortality: A 10-Year Referral Centre Experience.

ABSTRACT: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a specialised life support modality for patients with refractory cardiac or respiratory failure. Multiple studies strived to evaluate the benefits of ECMO support, but its efficacy remains controversial with still inconsistent and sparse information. This retrospective analysis included patients with ECMO support, admitted between January 2010 and December 2019 at a tertiary university ECMO referral centre in Austria. The primary endpoint of the study was overall all-cause three-month mortality with risk factors and predictors of mortality. Secondary endpoints covered the analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients needing ECMO, including incidence and type of adverse events during support. In total, 358 patients fulfilled

SUBMITTER: Treml B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8911127 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature