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Update on extracorporeal life support 2004.

Heidi J Dalton1, Peter T Rycus, Steven A Conrad

  • 1Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Suite 100, 3 W, Washington, DC 20010, USA. hdalton@cnmc.org

Seminars in Perinatology
|June 1, 2005
PubMed
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has evolved significantly, with the ELSO Registry tracking over 30,000 patients. While neonatal respiratory failure remains common, ECMO is increasingly used for pediatric, adult, and cardiac conditions, including ECPR during cardiac arrest.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry has collected data on over 30,000 patients since 1989.
  • Neonatal respiratory failure, particularly from meconium aspiration, persistent pulmonary hypertension, and congenital diaphragmatic hernia, has historically dominated ECMO use.
  • Advances in neonatal care have reduced the need for ECMO in this group, but its application has expanded to other age groups and conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the trends and outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) use across different patient populations and conditions based on ELSO Registry data.
  • To highlight the evolution of ECMO from primarily neonatal respiratory support to broader applications in pediatric, adult, and cardiac failure, including ECMO during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR).

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Main Methods:

  • Data compilation and analysis from the ELSO Registry, encompassing over 30,000 patient cases.
  • Categorization of patients by age group (neonatal, pediatric, adult) and primary diagnosis (respiratory failure, cardiac failure, cardiac arrest).
  • Reporting of survival rates to discharge for various patient cohorts.

Main Results:

  • Neonatal respiratory failure accounts for 66% of registry patients, with a 77% survival rate.
  • Pediatric respiratory failure sees an average of 200 cases annually with 55% survival.
  • Adult respiratory failure and cardiac failure patients have lower survival rates (33-43% for cardiac).
  • ECMO during cardiac arrest (ECPR) in nearly 600 patients shows a 40% survival rate.

Conclusions:

  • Neonatal ECMO for respiratory failure remains a cornerstone, demonstrating high survival rates.
  • The expansion of ECMO to pediatric, adult, and cardiac failure, including ECPR, indicates its growing importance in critical care.
  • While survival rates vary across different applications, ECMO continues to be a vital life support technology for severe cardiorespiratory compromise.