Epidemiology and volume-outcome relationship of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure in Japan: A retrospective observational study using a national administrative database.

Kohei MugurumaSusumu KunisawaKiyohide FushimiYuichi Imanaka

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2020)

The present study showed that accumulating the experience of using ECMO for any indications could positively affect the outcome of ECMO treatment for respiratory failure, which suggests the effectiveness of consolidating ECMO cases in high-volume centers in Japan.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
quality improvement
intensive care unit
electronic health record