Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:A range of children receive extra-corporeal life support (ECLS) for respiratory failure, but there is little published data on this group. Our aims were: (1) to analyse predictors of outcome and (2) comment on inclusion and exclusion criteria. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:Tertiary ECLS centre. PATIENTS:A total of 124 children categorised as 'paediatric respiratory ECLS' from July 1992 to December 2005. RESULTS:Fifty-three percent of children had one or more co-morbid conditions; the median age was 10.1 (IQR 3-34) months; the median ECLS duration was 9 (IQR 5-17) days; survival to discharge was 62% and at 1 year was 59%. Although survival varied according to primary reason for ECLS (range 36-100%), after adjustment for this, the presence of a co-morbid condition was unrelated to mortality (OR = 1.49, 95% CI 0.65, 3.42, P = 0.34) Predictors of mortality were increased pre-ECLS oxygenation index (OR = 1.09, 95% CI 1.00, 1.18, P = 0.05) and shock (OR 2.53, 95% CI 1.21, 5.28, P = 0.01). The relationship between mortality and end organ dysfunction (OR 2.12, 95% CI 0.89, 5.02, P = 0.09) and greater number of pre-ECLS ventilator days (OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.99, 1.22, P = 0.08) was less conclusive. CONCLUSIONS:Pre-existing co-morbid conditions may predispose children to develop severe respiratory failure but with careful case selection, do not appear to reduce the chance of survival. Severity of pulmonary dysfunction determined by OI and shock were key predictors of outcome and should remain important determinants of referral for ECLS.
journal_name
Intensive Care Medjournal_title
Intensive care medicineauthors
Pathan N,Ridout DA,Smith E,Goldman AP,Brown KLdoi
10.1007/s00134-008-1232-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-12-01 00:00:00pages
2256-63issue
12eissn
0342-4642issn
1432-1238journal_volume
34pub_type
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更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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doi:10.1007/BF01699228
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01710656
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01724803
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s00134-018-5423-2
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-005-2751-9
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-003-1862-4
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00134-019-05594-1
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1007/s00134-003-1646-x
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340000628
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-004-2544-6
更新日期:2005-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01709279
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1007/s00134-007-0638-7
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01712175
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00134-018-5339-x
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Intensive care medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340050320
更新日期:1997-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s001340000843
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2001-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00134-005-2603-7
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00