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1686: DEFINING BENEFIT THRESHOLD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION USE IN CHILDREN WITH SEPSIS.

Authors :
Schlapbach, Luregn
Chiletti, Roberto
Straney, Lahn
Festa, Marino
Daniel, Alexander
Butt, Warwick
MacLaren, Graeme
Source :
Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Supplement, Vol. 47, p817-817. 1p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

B Learning Objectives: b Despite improvements in early recognition and treatment of infections, sepsis remains a frequent causes of childhood mortality worldwide. Sepsis-specific adjusted models to predict baseline mortality were performed to compare sepsis cases treated with ECMO versus cases not treated with ECMO. We were able to demonstrate a threshold for survival benefit of ECMO in children with sepsis using a sepsis mortality prediction model. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00903493
Volume :
47
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Critical Care Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
135696126
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000552425.78291.db