Delivery decision in pregnant women rescued by ECMO for severe ARDS: a retrospective multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although rarely addressed in the literature, a key question in the care of critically pregnant women with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), especially at the time of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) decision, is whether delivery might substantially improve the mother's and child's conditions. This multicenter, retrospective cohort aims to report maternal and fetal short- and long-term outcomes of pregnant women with ECMO-rescued severe ARDS according to the timing of the delivery decision taken before or after ECMO cannulation.

Methods

We included critically ill women with ongoing pregnancy or within 15 days after a maternal/child-rescue-aimed delivery supported by ECMO for a severe ARDS between October 2009 and August 2021 in four ECMO

SUBMITTER: Aissi James S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9574812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature