Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry.

Shannon M FernandoDaniel BrodieRyan P BarbaroCara AgerstrandJenelle BadulakErrol L BushThomas MuellerLaveena MunshiEddy FanGraeme MacLarenDaniel I McIsaac

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2024)

Among patients receiving VV-ECMO for acute respiratory failure, increasing age is significantly associated with poorer outcomes, and this association emerges as early as 30 years of age.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
type diabetes
liver failure
glycemic control