Incidence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Secondary to Respiratory or Cardiac Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Half of the patients on ECMO secondary to respiratory or cardiac failure developed HAI. The most frequent microorganisms were gram-negative bacteria, and the primary antibiotic resistance detected was for carbapenems. The only independent risk factor for developing HAI was the length of stay on ECMO.