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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Critical Care
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1556642
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION COMBINED WITH CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY
Provisionally accepted- Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
Background: The efficacy and safety of combining extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with continuous renal replacement therapy remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation combined with continuous renal replacement therapy in the treatment of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.Methods: This retrospective study, conducted at Hunan Children's Hospital between January 2019 and December 2023, included 30 pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome who underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. The patients were divided into two groups based on whether continuous renal replacement therapy was used during treatment: 21 in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with continuous renal replacement therapy group and nine in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-only group.The groups were compared using t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test.Results: This study included 19 (63.3%) male and 11 (36.7%) female patients (mean age: 63.33±54.41 months). The ratios of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen before and at withdrawal of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were 58.50 (40.75-70.31) and 257.00 (113.25-358.33) mmHg, respectively (P<0.05). In the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with continuous renal replacement therapy group, 21 patients (70.0%) underwent continuous renal replacement therapy, including those with acute renal injury (n=5), fluid overload (n=13), hyperkalemia (n=3), and removal of inflammatory mediators (n=3), and improvement was observed.Conclusions: The combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and continuous
Keywords: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, continuous renal replacement therapy, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Pediatrics, PICU (pediatric intensive care unit)
Received: 07 Jan 2025; Accepted: 04 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Wang, Lu, Zhang, Huang and Xiao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Jiaotian Huang, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
Zhenghui Xiao, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China
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