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Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Mouse
Published on: October 24, 2018
Characteristics of venous-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation related bloodstream infections
Joseph Wang1, Cason Christensen2, Aleem Siddique3
1Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Background:
Infectious complications have been shown to increase the morbidity of venous-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) population, including the use of right ventricular assist devices.
Aim:
We aimed to evaluate our VV-ECMO population for ECMO related bloodstream infections (E-BSI) and characteristics that affect risk and overall outcomes.
Methods:
A retrospective chart review of adult patients (>18 years of age)supported with VV ECMO was conducted. Demographic data as well as antimicrobial use and presecence of bacteremia was collected.
Results:
We report a low infection rate of 2.7%.
Conclusions:
We postulate our low BSI rate may be due to our use of perioperative antimicrobials as well as a majority of our cannulations occurring in the operating room. We do not routinely utilize prophylactic antimicrobials on ECMO. Further investigation into trends, risks, and outcomes related to E-BSI is needed.
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