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Capabilities of a mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation service for severe respiratory failure delivered by intensive care specialists.
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Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] 2015 Jun; Vol. 70 (6), pp. 707-14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 26. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- We conducted a single-centre observational study of retrievals for severe respiratory failure over 12 months. Our intensivist-delivered retrieval service has mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation capabilities. Sixty patients were analysed: 34 (57%) were female and the mean (SD) age was 44.1 (13.6) years. The mean (SD) PaO2 /FI O2 ratio at referral was 10.2 (4.1) kPa and median (IQR [range]) Murray score was 3.25 (3.0-3.5 [1.5-4.0]). Forty-eight patients (80%) required veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at the referring centre. There were no cannulation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-related complications. The median (IQR [range]) retrieval distance was 47.2 (14.9-77.0 [2.3-342.0]) miles. There were no major adverse events during retrieval. Thirty-seven patients (77%) who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survived to discharge from the intensive care unit and 36 patients (75%) were alive after six months. Senior intensivist-initiated and delivered mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is safe and associated with a high incidence of survival.<br /> (© 2015 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.)
- Subjects :
- APACHE
Adult
Critical Care statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure therapy
Physicians
Referral and Consultation
Respiratory Function Tests
Retrospective Studies
Transportation of Patients
Treatment Outcome
Workforce
Critical Care methods
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation methods
Mobile Health Units organization & administration
Respiratory Insufficiency therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1365-2044
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Anaesthesia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25850687
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.13014