ReviewAnnals of intensive care2017
Systematic review and meta-analysis of complications and mortality of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Review in Annals of intensive care, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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110 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 235 citations in OpenAlex.
- British societies guideline on the management of emergencies in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Intensive care medicine · 2025Guideline
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Outcomes of VA-ECMO with and without Left Centricular (LV) Decompression Using Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping (IABP) versus Other LV Decompression Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Pooled it
- Platelets and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Intensive care medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Complications and mortality of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Red blood cell transfusion practices in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A single-center study.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2025Trial
- From Fiber Bundles to Architected Membranes: Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Architectures for Biohybrid Artificial Lungs.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Challenges and opportunities in ECMO monitoring: A mixed-methods appraisal.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2026Review
- Long-term quality of life and functional outcomes in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors.JHLT open · 2026Article
- Veno-venous-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to surgical airway in an intellectual disability patient with a large thyroid goiter: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Comorbidities in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a comorbidome-based analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- The hospital length of stay and mortality and its risk and protective factors among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Ovarian Hemorrhage as a Complication of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.O&G open · 2025Article
- Activated Clotting Time and Haemostatic Complications in Patients Receiving ECMO Support: A Systematic Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Short- and mid-term outcomes of surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Performance Comparison of Centered and Tilted Blunt and Lighthouse Tip Cannulae for Drainage in Extracorporeal Life Support.Cardiovascular engineering and technology · 2025Article
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adults with respiratory failure secondary to cardiorespiratory disease: evolving indications and clinical practice.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Review
- Utilization of Critical Care U/S Imaging Tools for Assessment of Cardio-pulmonary Complications in Extracorporeal Circulatory Support in Patients Post Cardiac Surgery and ECMO.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2025Article
- Abdominal wall hematoma after prone ventilation during postpartum VV-ECMO: a case report and systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Organ crosstalk: brain-lung interaction.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly expanding technique. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the most recent literature to analyse complications and hospital mortality associated with this technique. Using the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analysis, MEDLINE and EMBASE were systematically searched for studies reporting complications and hospital mortality of adult patients receiving veno-venous ECMO for severe and refractory ARDS. Studies were screened for low bias risk and assessed for study size effect. Meta-analytic pooled estimation of study variables was performed using a weighted random effects model for study size. Models with potential moderators were explored using random effects meta-regression. Twelve studies fulfilled inclusion criteria, representing a population of 1042 patients with refractory ARDS. Pooled mortality at hospital discharge was 37.7% (CI 95% = 31.8-44.1; I
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