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Extracorporeal Life Support Organization 1993
C J Stolar1, T Delosh, R H Bartlett
1Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)
|October 1, 1993
Summary
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
Area of Science:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Neonatal Medicine
Background:
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) offers life support for severe cardiorespiratory failure.
- The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registry collects data on ECMO patient outcomes.
- This report details aggregate patient experience up to April 1993.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the outcomes of patients treated with ECMO.
- To analyze survival rates across different patient populations (neonatal, pediatric pulmonary, neonatal/pediatric cardiac).
Main Methods:
- Data compilation from the ELSO registry.
- Analysis of patient demographics and survival statistics.
- Focus on patients with a high predicted mortality risk (≥80%).
Main Results:
- Overall survival rates reported: 81% for neonatal, 48% for pediatric pulmonary, and 45% for neonatal/pediatric cardiac patients.
- These survival rates are presented for patients with a high likelihood of mortality.
- Data reflects aggregate experience as of April 1993.
Conclusions:
- ECMO demonstrates significant survival benefits in critically ill neonates, pediatric, and cardiac patients.
- The findings highlight the effectiveness of ECMO in high-risk patient groups.
- Continued data collection and analysis are crucial for advancing ECMO therapy.