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ArticlePerfusion2023

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during pregnancy and peripartal. An international retrospective multicenter study.

S Fill Malfertheiner, D Brodie, A Burrell, F S Taccone, L M Broman, K Shekar, C L Agerstrand, A L Serra, J Fraser, M V Malfertheiner

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Article in Perfusion, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in obstetrical patients: a meta-analysis.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2025
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  9. Coronavirus Disease-2019 in Pregnancy.Clinics in chest medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

S Fill MalfertheinerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John, Regensburg University, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4274-2526
D BrodieDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
A BurrellDepartment of Intensive Care, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
F S TacconeDepartment of Intensive Care, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, Brussels, Belgium.
L M BromanECMO Centre Karolinska, Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-4124-4581
K ShekarCritical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
C L AgerstrandDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
A L SerraDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
J FraserCritical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
M V MalfertheinerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Cardiology and Pneumology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6245-2614

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) may be used in the setting of pregnancy or the peripartal period, however its utility has not been well-characterized. This study aims to give an overview on the prevalence of peripartel ECMO cases and further assess the indications and outcomes of ECMO in this setting across multiple centers and countries.

methodsA retrospective, multicenter, international cohort study of pregnant and peripartum ECMO cases was performed. Data were collected from six ECMO centers across three continents over a 10-year period.

resultsA total of 60 pregnany/peripartal ECMO cases have been identified. Most frequent indications are acute respiratory distress syndrome (

conclusionsVarious emergency scenarios during pregnancy and at time of delivery may require ECMO treatment. Peripartal mortality in a well-resourced setting is rare, however emergencies in the labor room occur and knowledge of available rescue therapy is essential to improve outcome. Obstetricians and obstetric anesthesiologists should be aware of the availability of ECMO resource at their hospital or region to ensure immediate contact when needed.

Indexed as

Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationPulmonary EmbolismRespiratory Distress SyndromeCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyRetrospective Studiesacute respiratory distress syndromeamniotic fluid embolismcardiomyopathyextracorporeal membrane oxygenationhemorrhageinfluenzaperipartumpneumoniapregnancypulmonary embolism

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PMID35549557
PMCPMC10265280

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