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Outcomes of Multiple Runs of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Registry.

David S CooperRavi ThiagarajanBrandon Michael HenryJonathan W ByrnesAndrew MisfeldtJason FrischerEileen KingZhiqian GaoPeter RycusBradley S Marino
Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)
Though the use of multiple runs of ECMO is growing, outcomes remain poor for most cohorts. Survival decreases with each additional run. Patients requiring additional runs for a pulmonary indication should be considered prime candidates. Renal complications on the first run significantly increases the risk of mortality on subsequent runs, and as such, careful consideration should be applied in these cases.
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