• Francesca Sperotto, Marco Daverio, Angela Amigoni, Dario Gregori, Anna Dorste, Ryan L Kobayashi, Ravi R Thiagarajan, Nicola Maschietto, and Peta M Alexander.
• Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
• Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2024 Oct 1; 25 (10): e410e417e410-e417.

ObjectiveEpidemiologic data on extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) use in children with cardiac disease after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) are lacking. We aimed to investigate trends in ECPR use over time in critically ill children with cardiac disease.Data SourcesWe performed a secondary analysis of a recent systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42020156247) to investigate trends in ECPR use in children with cardiac disease. PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were screened (inception to September 2021). For completeness of this secondary analysis, PubMed was also rescreened (September 2021 to March 2024).Study SelectionObservational studies including epidemiologic data on ECPR use in children with cardiac disease admitted to an ICU.Data ExtractionData were extracted by two independent investigators. The risk of bias was assessed using the National Heart Lung and Blood Institutes Quality Assessment Tools. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to compute a pooled proportion of subjects undergoing ECPR; meta-regression was used to assess trends in ECPR use over time.Data SynthesisOf the 2664 studies identified, 9 (17,669 patients) included data on ECPR use in children with cardiac disease. Eight were cohort studies, 1 was a case-control, 8 were retrospective, 1 was prospective, 6 were single-center, and 3 were multicenter. Seven studies were included in the meta-analysis; all were judged of good quality. By meta-analysis, we found that a pooled proportion of 21% (95% CI, 15-29%) of pediatric patients with cardiac disease experiencing IHCA were supported with ECPR. By meta-regression adjusted for category of patients (surgical vs. general cardiac), we found that the use of ECPR in critically ill children with cardiac disease significantly increased over time ( p = 0 .026).ConclusionsAbout one-fifth of critically ill pediatric cardiac patients experiencing IHCA were supported with ECPR, and its use significantly increased over time. This may partially explain the increased trends in survival demonstrated for this population.Copyright © 2024 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

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