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8367916

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-7
pubmed:abstractText
In order to evaluate our hospital center needs for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a retrospective study was carried out over a two-year-period to determine the mortality rates of infants < or = 35 weeks of gestation and > or = 2000 grams with severe respiratory failure. The data was obtained from a perinatal center that serves a population that has 50,000 newborn deliveries per year. During the period of the study there were 75 infants meeting the above criteria admitted to the NICU with severe respiratory failure (defined as need for mechanical ventilation and 100% O2). Forty-four patients were excluded because of improvement of their respiratory status on conventional therapy, and 16 were ineligible for ECMO because of their primary diagnosis. Of the 15 infants considered ECMO candidates, there were 2 deaths as a result of streptococcal beta hemolytic septicemia. The result of this study showed that few infants in the population served by this perinatal center would have benefited from ECMO.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-6959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation necessary?].
pubmed:affiliation
Hôpital Sainte-Justine, département de pédiatrie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract