Prevalence and Survival of Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry
To examine trends in utilization and outcomes among patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring prolonged venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) support.
Adult patients in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry.
研究背景
在体外生命支持组织登记的成年患者。
Patients
Thirteen thousand six hundred eighty-one patients that required ECMO for the support of ARDS between January 2012 and December 2022.
研究对象
2012年1月至2022年12月期间,13681名需要ECMO支持的ARDS患者。
Interventions
None.
干预措施
无。
Measurements and main results
Mortality while supported with VV ECMO and survival to hospital discharge based on ECMO duration were examined utilizing multivariable logistic regression. Among the 13,681 patients supported with VV ECMO, 4,040 (29.5%) were supported for greater than or equal to 21 days and 975 (7.1%) for greater than or equal to 50 days. Patients supported with prolonged VV ECMO were less likely to be discharged alive from the hospital compared with those with short duration of support (46.5% vs. 59.7%; p < 0.001). However, among patients supported with VV ECMO greater than or equal to 21 days, duration of extracorporeal life support was not significantly associated with mortality (odds ratio [OR], 0.99; 95% CI, 0.98–1.01; p = 0.87 and adjusted OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.97–1.02; p = 0.48). Even in those supported with VV ECMO for at least 120 days (n = 113), 52 (46.0%) of these patients were ultimately discharged alive from the hospital.
测量和主要结果
使用多变量逻辑回归分析了 VV ECMO 支持下的死亡率和基于 ECMO 持续时间的出院生存率。在VV ECMO支持的13,681例患者中,4,040例(29.5%)支持大于或等于21天,975例(7.1%)支持大于或等于50天。与支持时间较短的患者相比,长期VV ECMO支持的患者生存出院的可能性较小(46.5% vs. 59.7%; p < 0.001)。然而,在支持大于或等于 21 天的 VV ECMO 的患者中,体外生命支持的持续时间与死亡率无显著相关性(比值比[OR], 0.99; 95% CI, 0.98-1.01; p = 0.87,调整后的OR, 0.99; 95% CI,0.97–1.02; p = 0.48)。甚至在VV ECMO支持至少120天(n=113)的患者中,有52例(46.0%)最终存活出院。
Figure 1. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) duration and mortality. A, Box plot of VV ECMO duration based on year. B, Observed rate of discontinuation of VV ECMO for death or anticipated poor prognosis (circles), averaged rate (line), and proportion of prolonged VV ECMO (bar graph). ECLS = extracorporeal life support.
Figure 2. Observed probabilities of discharge alive (circles) for a patient based on duration of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), average probabilities (solid line), and total number of patients that remain on ECLS at specific time points (dashed line).
Figure 3. Stacked probability plots based on time period reflecting time from initiation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) to discontinuation for death or expected poor prognosis, expected recovery, or VV ECMO complication or resource limitation. The proportion of patients discontinued from VV ECMO for complication or resource limitation is delineated in the rightmost column of the figure. ECLS = extracorporeal life support.
Prolonged VV ECMO support of ARDS has increased and accounts for a substantial portion of cases. Among patients that survive for greater than or equal to 21 days while receiving VV ECMO support, duration is not predictive of survival to hospital discharge and clinical recovery may occur even after very prolonged VV ECMO support.