Incidence of nosocomial infection and causative microorganism during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult patients, a single center study.
Hüseyin UçarSüleyman YıldırımŞükran KöseCenk KirakliPublished in: Perfusion (2023)
Patients are prone to nosocomial infections during ECMO. Microorganisms causing nosocomial infections in ECMO patients seem similar to the flora of each center, and this should be taken into account in the choice of empirical antibiotics.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory failure
- escherichia coli
- acinetobacter baumannii
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- cystic fibrosis
- drug resistant
- decision making