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State and Regional Variation in Access to Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Allan M Joseph1, Andrew J Lautz2, Carlie N Myers1
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is only available in specialized medical centers. We conducted a geospatial analysis and found state- and region-level variation in the supply of ECMO centers, and the number of children who had access to ECMO. These findings may help target areas for the development of new ECMO programs.

