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ArticleThe Annals of thoracic surgery2017

One-Year Experience With a Mobile Extracorporeal Life Support Service.

Jacob Gutsche, William Vernick, Todd A Miano, Penn Lung Rescue

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Article in The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob GutscheDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: jacob.gutsche@uphs.upenn.edu.
William VernickDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Todd A MianoCenter for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Penn Lung Rescue
University of Pennsylvania Health System · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USAria - Jefferson Health · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

Comparative Effectiveness of Enoxaparin vs. Dalteparin for Thromboprophylaxis AftF32HL124914 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MIANO, TODD ANTHONY · 2014 to 2015
$127k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL124914
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevere acute respiratory distress syndrome is associated with a high mortality rate. The International Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Network recommends regionalization of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) to high-volume centers and development of mobile ECLS teams to rescue patients with severe acute respiratory disease.

methodsA tertiary medical center developed a mobile team and the infrastructure to support a ECLS transport service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We conducted a retrospective study of all consecutive patients presenting for ECLS for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome from outside hospitals through our mobile ECLS program associated with hemodynamic instability from January 1, 2015, until December 31, 2015.

resultsDuring the study period, 106 consultations for ECLS were received, and 36 patients were placed on ECLS. Of these 36 ECLS patients, 11 were deemed stable enough for transport before ECLS, and 21 required mobile ECLS by the mobile ECLS, with a survival of 67% (14 of 21). The other 4 ECLS patients were inhouse patients and therefore received ECLS in a nonmobile fashion. In addition, 28 patients were transferred to our hospital who did not receive ECLS. Patient survival increased significantly with increased experience with the program, as the highest mortality rates were early in the program (p = 0.006), and in conjunction with stricter adherence to our exclusion criteria.

conclusionsThe formation of a mobile ECLS program is a complex undertaking that took 2 years of planning to develop. Development of criteria for ECLS implementation can guide appropriate resources utilization and may prevent their use in patients with little to no chance of survival.

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Outcome Assessment, Health CareAdultAgedCohort StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective Studies

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PMCPMC5650915
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