AUTHOR=Kim John S. , Barrett Cindy S. , Hyslop Robert W. , Buckvold Shannon M. , Gist Katja M. 

TITLE=Survival of Children With Pulmonary Embolism Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.877637

DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.877637

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>The purpose of this study was to describe the demographics and in-hospital mortality of children (&lt;18 years) from 2007 to 2018 supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for a primary diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and reported to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization database. Fifty-six patients were identified and 54 were included in this analysis. A total of 33 patients (61%) survived. No differences in demographics or ECMO details (duration, mode, and support type) were found between survivors and non-survivors. When ECMO complications were compared, pulmonary bleeding occurred more frequently in non-survivors (23.8%, <italic>n</italic> = 5) compared to survivors (<italic>n</italic> = 0) (<italic>p</italic> = 0.006).</p>