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December 10, 2024
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‘Favorable’ 5-year outcomes when ECMO used as bridge to lung transplantation

Five years after lung transplantation, adults bridged to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation while waiting for their transplant had “favorable survival,” according to results published in Respiratory Research.

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October 10, 2024
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Impact of obesity on mortality differs based on ventilation or ECMO in ARDS

BOSTON — Receipt of ventilation vs. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with obesity and acute respiratory distress syndrome changed the direction of odds for mortality, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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September 25, 2024
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Q&A: 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths due to strain of hospital overcrowding

Hospital overcrowding accounted for roughly 20% of COVID-19 deaths even when vaccines and other therapeutics became available, highlighting the importance of managing case surges during public health crises, according to an expert.

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August 05, 2024
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Revisions to allocation policy did not lower pediatric heart transplant waitlist mortality

The 2016 revisions to the United Network for Organ Sharing pediatric heart transplant allocation policy were not independently associated with a drop in waitlist mortality, researchers reported.

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July 19, 2024
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Obesity does not impact survival following ECMO

Among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the presence of obesity did not impact mortality after the procedure, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

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June 03, 2024
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Tailored ECMO care bundle eliminated bloodstream infections at Florida hospital

SAN ANTONIO — Infection preventionists repurposed an existing intervention that eliminated bloodstream infections completely among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the cardiothoracic ICU.

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May 06, 2024
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Study: IVIg lowers mortality in children with myocarditis

TORONTO — Use of IV immunoglobulin with or without steroids was associated with reduced mortality among children with myocarditis compared with steroids alone, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

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April 18, 2024
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Survival rates, outcomes favorable for those given ECMO with neurosurgical intervention

DENVER —Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy led to favorable survival and neurologic outcomes for patients who required neurosurgical intervention, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

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March 28, 2024
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Controlled hypothermic storage may extend ischemic time for donor lungs

Storing donor lungs in a controlled hypothermic storage device with a total ischemic time of more than 15 hours “appears to be safe” in adult recipients, according to results published in Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

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January 23, 2024
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Urgent ECMO after cardiogenic shock admission could lower mortality

Delayed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after hospital admission with cardiogenic shock was associated with increased in-hospital mortality, even among less acutely ill patients, researchers reported.

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