1. Quality of Life of Adult Survivors After Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): A Quantitative Study.
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Galazzi, Alessandro, Brambilla, Alessandra, Grasselli, Giacomo, Pesenti, Antonio, Fumagalli, Roberto, and Lucchini, Alberto
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ADULT respiratory distress syndrome treatment , *EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation , *INTERVIEWING , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *SENSORY perception , *QUALITY of life , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *QUANTITATIVE research , *VISUAL analog scale , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *PATIENTS' attitudes - Abstract
Introduction: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique used in the treatment of patients with severe respiratory failure. A lot of studies in the literature investigated the survival rate of patients treated with ECMO, but few are those that assess the long-term outcomes and the quality of life (QoL) of survivors. Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study with prospective QoL assessment through administration of the questionnaire EuroQol-5 Dimension was conducted in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients who h ad ECMO as a rescue therapy for reversible refractory hypoxemia from January 2013 until December 2015 in an Italian referral ECMO center. Results: Forty patients were enrolled, but the telephone interview was possible only in 17. The interviewed patients presented a reduction in QoL in the items concerning pain (59%), followed by problems regarding mobility (47%) and anxiety (47%). The patients" perceived QoL, showed in a 0 to 100 scale (0 being the worst, 100 being the best value), is of 75% (interquartile range, 70-80). Discussion: The problems found are in agreement with the literature about this particular type of patients. Conclusion: Most ECMO patients have good physical and social functioning after hospital discharge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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