Obesity as a Risk Factor for Failure to Wean from ECMO: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Syed Arsalan Akhter ZaidiKainat SaleemPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2021)
Our findings show no significant difference in survival and weaning from ECMO in obese vs. nonobese patients. ECMO therapy should not be withheld from obese patients, as obesity is not a contraindication to ECMO.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- obese patients
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- metabolic syndrome
- respiratory failure
- mechanical ventilation
- insulin resistance
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- high fat diet induced
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- weight gain
- adipose tissue
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mesenchymal stem cells
- patient reported outcomes
- cell therapy
- physical activity
- bone marrow
- smoking cessation