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Pediatric Cardiology

, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp 89–100 | Cite as

Prognostic Risk Analyses for Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Children: A Review of Early and Intermediate Outcomes

  • Miki AsanoEmail author
  • Hidekazu Matsumae
  • Kazutaka Suzuki
  • Yousuke Nakai
  • Takuya Nakayama
  • Norikazu Nomura
  • Akira Mishima
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Abstract

We evaluated the morbidity and mortality of children requiring postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to determine independent factors affecting early and intermediate outcomes. Between January 2002 and December 2015, 79 instances of ECMO after cardiac surgery in 73 children were retrospectively reviewed. Follow-up was completed in December 2016. Predictive risk analyses were employed concerning weaning of ECMO, hospital discharge, and mortality after discharge. Age and weight were 14.9 ± 25.6 months and 7.0 ± 5.3 kg, respectively. Median support time was 8.3 ± 4.4 days. Sixty-seven (85%) were successfully weaned off ECMO and 48 (61%) survived to hospital discharge. Multi-variate logistic regression analysis identified the first day to obtain negative fluid balance after initiation of support (adjusted odds ratio = 0.42), high serum lactate levels (0.97), and high total bilirubin (0.84) during support as significant independent factors associated with successful separation from ECMO. The first day of negative fluid balance (0.65) after successful decannulation was an independent risk factor for survival to hospital discharge. After hospital discharge, actuarial 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year survival rates were 94%, 78%, and 78%, respectively. Low weight increased the risk of death after hospital discharge by a multi-variate Cox hazard model. High serum lactate, high serum bilirubin, and unable to obtain early negative fluid balance during support impacted mortality of decannulation. Obtaining a late negative fluid balance in post-ECMO were independent risk factors for death after successful weaning. Low weight affected intermediate outcomes.

Keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Fluid negative balance Low body weight Pediatric cardiac surgery Serum bilirubin Serum lactate 
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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Health Promotional SciencesTokoha UniversityHamamatsuJapan
  2. 2.Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryNagoya City UniversityNagoyaJapan
  3. 3.Department of PediatricsNagoya City UniversityNagoyaJapan
  4. 4.Division of Cardiovascular SurgeryNagoya Kyouritsu HospitalNagoyaJapan

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