Key result
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric severe myocarditis yielded 61% survival to hospital discharge; female gender (aOR 2.3) and renal failure (aOR 5.1) increased mortality risk.
Why the study?
What are the survival outcomes and risk factors for in-hospital mortality in pediatric patients supported with ECMO for severe myocarditis?
Observational (n=255)
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What are the survival outcomes and risk factors for in-hospital mortality in pediatric patients supported with ECMO for severe myocarditis?
In pediatric patients with severe myocarditis requiring ECMO, survival to hospital discharge is 61%, with female sex, arrhythmias, and dialysis requirement identified as significant risk factors for mortality.
ECMO survival benchmarks may guide expectations in pediatric myocarditis; hypothesis-generating for mortality risks by sex and renal failure.
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Rajagopal et al. (2010) conducted an observational in severe myocarditis (n=255). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was evaluated on Survival to hospital discharge. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric severe myocarditis yielded 61% survival to hospital discharge; female gender (aOR 2.3) and renal failure (aOR 5.1) increased mortality risk.
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