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Outcomes of extracorporeal life support for respiratory failure in children with primary immunodeficiencies.

Brandon Michael HenryAlexis L BenscoterMaria Helena Santos de OliveiraJens VikseTanya PerryDavid S Cooper
Published in: Perfusion (2021)
Children with a PID who require extracorporeal life support due to respiratory failure have a reasonable chance of survival and should be considered candidates for ECMO. The presence of a pre-ECMO infection should not be considered an ECMO contraindication.
Keyphrases
  • respiratory failure
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • mechanical ventilation
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • free survival