Open AccessBlood Utilization and Clinical Outcomes in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients
Author(s) -
Caroline X. Qin,
Lekha V. Yesantharao,
Kevin R. Merkel,
Dheeraj Goswami,
Alejandro V. Garcia,
Glenn Whitman,
Steven M. Frank,
Melania M Bembea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004807
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , interquartile range , odds ratio , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , blood transfusion , confounding , cohort study , cohort
Patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support are critically ill and have substantial transfusion requirements, which convey both risks and benefits. A retrospective analysis was conducted to assess the association between blood component administration and adverse outcomes in adult, pediatric, and neonatal ECMO patients.