One hundred ECMO retrivals before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: an observational study.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
; : 103350, 2022 Nov 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2269858
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome may require veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) support. For patients in peripheral hospitals, retrieval by mobile ECMO teams and transport to high-volume centers is associated with improved outcomes, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. To enable a safe transport of patients, a specialised ECMO-retrieval program needs to be implemented. However, there is insufficient evidence on how to safely and efficiently perform ECMO retrievals. We report single-centre data from out-of-centre initiations of VV-ECMO before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN &SETTING:
Single-centre retrospective study. We include all the retrievals performed by our ECMO centre between January 1st, 2014, and April 30th, 2021.RESULTS:
One hundred ECMO missions were performed in the study period, for a median retrieval volume of 13 (IQR 9-16) missions per year. the cause of the acute respiratory distress syndrome was COVID-19 in 10 patients (10 %). 98 (98 %) patients were retrieved and transported to our ECMO centre. To allow safe transport, 91 of them were cannulated on-site and transported on V-V ECMO. The remaining seven patients were centralised without ECMO, but they were all connected to V-V ECMO in the first 24 hours. No complications occurred during patient transport. The median duration of the ECMO mission was 7 hours (IQR 6-9, range 2 - 17). Median duration of ECMO support was 14 days (IQR 9-24), whereas the ICU stay was 24 days (IQR18-44). Overall, 73 patients were alive at hospital discharge (74 %). Survival rate was similar in non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 group (73 % vs 80 %, p = 0.549).CONCLUSION:
In this single-centre experience, before and during COVID-19 era, retrieval and ground transportation of ECMO patients was feasible and was not associated with complications. Key factors of an ECMO retrieval program include a careful selection of the transport ambulance, training of a dedicated ECMO mobile team and preparation of specific checklists and standard operating procedures.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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