Does Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Improve Survival in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure?
Ryan P BarbaroYuejia XuSantiago BorasinoEdward J TruemperR Scott WatsonRavi R ThiagarajanDavid WypijMartha A Q Curleynull nullPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2019)
In children with severe ARDS, our results do not demonstrate that ECMO-supported children have superior outcomes compared with non-ECMO-supported children. Definitive answers will require a rigorous multisite randomized controlled trial.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- respiratory failure
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- mechanical ventilation
- randomized controlled trial
- young adults
- study protocol
- intensive care unit
- liver failure
- type diabetes
- clinical trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- hepatitis b virus
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- drug induced
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- glycemic control