Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2013
Brain Injury Associated With Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Netherlands: A Nationwide Evaluation Spanning Two Decades.
To determine the prevalence of and to classify ultrasound-proven brain injury during neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in The Netherlands. ⋯ The incidence of brain injury found with cranial ultrasound in The Netherlands of the patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the neonatal period was 17.3%. Primary hemorrhage was the largest group of lesions, not clearly side-specific except for lobar bleeding, most probably related to changes in venous flow. Arterial ischemic stroke occurred predominant in the left hemisphere.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Nov 2013
Survival of Newborn Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Before and After Establishing an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program.
Severe hypoxic respiratory failure is a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Chile. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival in neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure. ⋯ The establishment of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program was associated with a significant increase in the survival of newborns more than or equal to 35 weeks old with severe hypoxic respiratory failure.