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Quality of Life of Adult Survivors After Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): A Quantitative Study.
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Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing . Jan/Feb2018, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p12-17. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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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]
- Subjects :
- *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
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07304625
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126619442
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/DCC.0000000000000278