Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jun 2015
Multicenter StudyRelationship of ECMO duration with outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery: a multi-institutional analysis.
There are very sparse data on the outcomes of children receiving prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after cardiac surgery. This study was aimed to evaluate the association of ECMO duration with outcomes in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. ⋯ Data from this large multicenter database suggest that longer duration of ECMO support after pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with worsening outcomes.