Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Cardiovascular
- ECMO
- Infection and sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
- Respiratory
- Sepsis
- Shock
This paper is from 2020, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
Systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 studies examining outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates and children with sepsis and refractory septic shock. Pooled survival to discharge was around 59%, with higher survival reported in neonates and in those supported with venoarterial ECMO. Secondary outcomes included length of hospital and intensive care stay, ECMO duration, causative organisms and complications. Supports consideration of ECMO as salvage therapy in refractory paediatric septic shock, acknowledging study limitations and heterogeneity.
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