Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy mechanical cardiovascular support in children with congenital heart disease

Joshua W Salvin; Peter C Laussen; Ravi R Thiagarajan

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02795.x

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy mechanical cardiovascular support in children with congenital heart disease

Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Dec;18(12):1157-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02795.x.

Authors

Joshua W Salvin¹, Peter C Laussen, Ravi R Thiagarajan

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 19076568
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02795.x

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used to support postcardiotomy cardiorespiratory failure in children with congenital heart disease. We report on survival outcomes and factors associated with survival for postcardiotomy ECMO patients.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
Child
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Postoperative Care
Survival
Treatment Outcome