Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Extracorporeal life support in pediatric trauma: a systematic review.
- Cardiovascular
- ECMO
- Major trauma
- Medical
- Nursing
- PARDS
- Respiratory
- Trauma and burns
This paper is from 2019, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A systematic review of published experience with extracorporeal life support in injured children aged 18 years or younger, drawing on four case series covering 58 patients. It examines outcomes reported after ECMO for post-traumatic respiratory failure and multisystem trauma, an indication historically considered contraindicated. The authors conclude ECMO may be a therapeutic option in critically ill paediatric trauma patients and suggest wider consideration at centres with ECMO capability, while noting the sparse and low-quality evidence base.
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