Browsing by Subject "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation"

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    Open abdomen during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a safe and effective treatment for abdominal compartment syndrome
    (Elsevier, 2022-09) Brown, Joshua; Warnock, Brielle; Turk, Eamaan; Hobson, Michael J.; Friedman, Matthew L.; Gray, Brian W.; Surgery, School of Medicine
    BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Decompressive laparotomy and open abdomen for abdominal compartment syndrome have been historically avoided during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) due to seemingly elevated risks of bleeding and infection. Our goal was to evaluate a cohort of pediatric respiratory ECMO patients who underwent decompressive laparotomy with open abdomen at a single institution and to compare these patients to ECMO patients without open abdomen. METHODS: We reviewed all pediatric respiratory ECMO (30 days-18 years) patients treated with decompressive laparotomy with open abdomen at Riley Hospital for Children (1/2000-12/2019) and compared these patients to concurrent respiratory ECMO patients with closed abdomen. We excluded patients with surgical cardiac disease. We assessed demographics, ECMO data, and outcomes and defined significance as p = 0.05. RESULTS: 6 of 81 ECMO patients were treated with decompressive laparotomy and open abdomen. Open and closed abdomen groups had similar age (p = 0.223) and weight (0.286) at cannulation, but the open abdomen group had a higher reliance on vasoactive medications (Vasoactive Inotropic Score, p = 0.040). Open abdomen group survival was similar to closed abdomen patients (66.7%, vs 62.7%, p = 1). Open abdomen patients had lower incidence of ECMO complications (33.3% vs 83.6%, p = 0.014), but the groups had similar bleeding complications (p = 0.412) and PRBC transfusion volume (p = 0.941). CONCLUSION/IMPACT: Pediatric ECMO patients with open abdomen after decompressive laparotomy had similar survival, blood products administered, and complications as those with a closed abdomen. An open abdomen is not a contra-indication to ECMO support in pediatric respiratory patients and should be considered in select patients.
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    Tracheostomy Practices and Outcomes in Children during Respiratory ECMO
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2022-04) Kohne, Joseph G.; MacLaren, Graeme; Rider, Erica; Carr, Benjamin; Mallory, Palen; Gebremariam, Acham; Friedman, Matthew L.; Barbaro, Ryan P.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Objectives: Children receiving prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support may benefit from tracheostomy during ECMO by facilitating rehabilitation; however the procedure carries risks, especially hemorrhagic complications. Knowledge of tracheostomy practices and outcomes of ECMO-supported children who undergo tracheostomy on ECMO may inform decision-making. Design: Retrospective cohort study Setting: ECMO centers contributing to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry Patients: Children birth to 18 years who received ECMO support for 7 days or greater for respiratory failure from January 1st 2015 to December 31st 2019. Interventions: None Measurements and Main Results: 3685 children received at least seven days of ECMO support for respiratory failure. The median duration of ECMO support was 13.0 days (IQR 9.3-19.9), and in-hospital mortality was 38.7% (1426/3685). A tracheostomy was placed during ECMO support in 94/3685 (2.6%). Of those who received a tracheostomy on ECMO, the procedure was performed at a median 13.2 days (IQR 6.3-25.9) after initiation of ECMO. Surgical site bleeding was documented in 26% of children who received a tracheostomy (12% after tracheostomy placement). Among children who received a tracheostomy, the median duration of ECMO support was 24.2 days (IQR 13.0-58.7); in-hospital mortality was 30/94 (32%). Those that received a tracheostomy before 14 days on ECMO were older (median age 15.8 years (IQR 4.7-15.5) versus 11.7 years (IQR 11.5-17.3); p-value=0.002) and more likely to have been supported on VV-ECMO (84% vs 52%, p=0.001). Twenty-two percent (11/50) of those who received a tracheostomy before 14 days died in the hospital, compared to 19/44 (43%) of those who received a tracheostomy at 14 days or later (p=0.03). Conclusions: Tracheostomies during ECMO were uncommon in children. One in four patients who received a tracheostomy on ECMO had surgical site bleeding. Children who had tracheostomies placed after 14 days were younger and had worse outcomes, potentially representing tracheostomy as a “secondary” strategy for prolonged ECMO support.