biostudies-literatureUnknown52(10)Bunge JJH<h4>Objectives</h4>Most post-cardiotomy (PC) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) runs last less than 7 days. Studies on the outcomes of longer runs have provided conflicting results. This study investigates patient characteristics and short- and long-term outcomes in relation to PC ECMO duration, with a focus on prolonged (> 7 d) ECMO.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective observational cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Thirty-four centers from 16 countries between January 2000 and December 2020.<h4>Patients</h4>Adults requiring post PC ECMO between 2000 and 2020.<h4>Interventions</h4>None.<h4>Measurements and main results</h4>Characteristics, in-hospital, and post-discharge outcomes were compared among patients categorized by ECMO duration. Survivors and nonsurvivors were compared in the subgroupCritical care medicinee490-e502https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11392071biostudies-literatureCharacteristics and Outcomes of Prolonged Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cardiac Surgery: The Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Cohort Study.PMC11392071Dos Reis Miranda DRavaux JShekar KObadia JFBuscher HGommers DLehmann SLoforte ADi Eusanio MMacLaren GSakiyalak PFlecher ECamboni DSzalkiewicz PSalazar LPozzi MConci LMikulenka VMeyns BRusso CBarbone AHerr DPettinari MSchaefer AKMariani SMazzeffi MABounader KSolinas MHeuts SSriranjan KDiaz RLorusso RRamanathan RGarcia JPKalampokas NMeuwese CSorokin VBunge JJHBoeken USchmid CCastillo RSamalavicius RSponga SWang IWPost-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) InvestigatorsJankuviene AHou XBelohlavek JSaeed DDi Mauro Mvan Bussel BCTVedadi NFormica FKhalil JWiedeman DMatteucci SRaffa GMBianchi GCostetti APellegrino VFiore AJung JSGrus TWhitman GJRfalseCharacteristics and Outcomes of Prolonged Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cardiac Surgery: The Post-Cardiotomy Extracorporeal Life Support (PELS-1) Cohort Study.<h4>Objectives</h4>Most post-cardiotomy (PC) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) runs last less than 7 days. Studies on the outcomes of longer runs have provided conflicting results. This study investigates patient characteristics and short- and long-term outcomes in relation to PC ECMO duration, with a focus on prolonged (> 7 d) ECMO.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective observational cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Thirty-four centers from 16 countries between January 2000 and December 2020.<h4>Patients</h4>Adults requiring post PC ECMO between 2000 and 2020.<h4>Interventions</h4>None.<h4>Measurements and main results</h4>Characteristics, in-hospital, and post-discharge outcomes were compared among patients categorized by ECMO duration. Survivors and nonsurvivors were compared in the subgroup2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2026-06-13T05:32:55.502Z2026-06-13T03:09:02.169ZS-EPMC113920713885663110.1097/CCM.0000000000006349