ArticleAnnals of intensive care2017
Transportation of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a tertiary medical center experience and systematic review of the literature.
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- Feasibility of implementing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a middle-income country: systematic review and cardiac arrest case series.Critical care science · 2025Pooled it
- Long-Term Survival After Inter-Hospital Transfer with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Transport Safety-Regional and National Experiences and Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Immediate post-ECPR management strategies in the prehospital and critical care transport medicine environments.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Outcomes of Patients Transported in the Prone Position to a Regional Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Center: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Critical care explorations · 2023Article
- ECMOLIFE intra-hospital transport in life-saving for pulmonary vein obstruction.Surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Early computed tomography after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation on in-hospital survival: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Interfacility Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transfer Based on Cannulation Location and Mode of Transport.Critical care explorations · 2022Article
- Adult ECMO in the En Route Care Environment: Overview and Practical Considerations of Managing ECMO Patients During Transport.Current trauma reports · 2022Review
- Implementation and Outcomes of a Mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program in the United States During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2021Review
- Prone transportation to an ECMO center.Trends in anaesthesia & critical care · 2021Article
- Patient Safety during ECMO Transportation: Single Center Experience and Literature Review.Emergency medicine international · 2021Article
- Inter-hospital transports on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in different health-care systems.Journal of thoracic disease · 2017Article
- Characterization of patients transported with extracorporeal respiratory and/or cardiovascular support in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUtilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has increased worldwide, but its use remains restricted to severely ill patients, and few referral centers are properly structured to offer this support. Inter-hospital transfer of patients on ECMO support can be life-threatening. In this study, we report a single-center experience and a systematic review of the available published data on complications and mortality associated with ECMO transportation.
methodsWe reported single-center data regarding complications and mortality associated with the transportation of patients on ECMO support. Additionally, we searched multiple databases for case series, observational studies, and randomized controlled trials regarding mortality of patients transferred on ECMO support. Results were analyzed independently for pediatric (under 12 years old) and adult populations. We pooled mortality rates using a random-effects model. Complications and transportation data were also described.
resultsA total of 38 manuscripts, including our series, were included in the final analysis, totaling 1481 patients transported on ECMO support. A total of 951 patients survived to hospital discharge. The pooled survival rates for adult and pediatric patients were 62% (95% CI 57-68) and 68% (95% CI 60-75), respectively. Two deaths occurred during patient transportation. No other complication resulting in adverse outcome was reported.
conclusionUsing the available pooled data, we found that patient transfer to a referral institution while on ECMO support seems to be safe and adds no significant risk of mortality to ECMO patients.
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