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ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2025

Early Tracheostomy in Patients Requiring Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Elwin Tham, Paul Rothenberg, Stuart Campbell, Raymond Strobel, Islam Hasasna, J Hunter Mehaffey, Andrew Young, Nicholas Teman, Penny Sappington, Paul McCarthy and 1 more

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Elwin ThamDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Paul RothenbergDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Stuart CampbellDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Raymond StrobelDepartment of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Islam HasasnaWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia.
J Hunter MehaffeyDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Andrew YoungDepartment of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Nicholas TemanDepartment of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Penny SappingtonDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Paul McCarthyDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
J W Awori HayangaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Funding

Network for Cardiothoracic Surgical Investigations in Cardiovascular MedicineUM1HL088925 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BADHWAR, VINAY, KRON, IRVING L. · 2013 to 2025
$6.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS UM1 HL088925
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Early tracheostomy (ET) can decrease length of stay and mortality. The benefits of ET in patients requiring venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remain contentious. We assessed the influence of ET on outcomes in patients requiring VV ECMO. Methods: We queried a multiinstitutional ECMO registry to evaluate patients requiring VV ECMO for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and compared outcomes between ET and late tracheostomy (LT) groups. Outcomes of interest included time to decannulation, extubation, discharge, survival, hospital, and intensive care unit length of stay (LOS). Univariate analyses of continuous and categorical variables were performed using Results: Our sample comprised 133 patients, 88 who underwent ET and 45 who underwent LT. Patients who underwent ET were younger ( Conclusions: Extracorporeal support involves high-intensity resource use. ET in patients requiring VV ECMO may improve outcomes and decrease resource consumption.

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PMCPMC12167544

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