Organ support & nutrition

Oxygenation management during veno-arterial ECMO support for cardiogenic shock: a multicentric retrospective cohort study

Ann Intensive CarePublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

In a multicentric cohort of cardiogenic shock supported by VA ECMO, the median value for FSO2 mean (day 1-7) was 70 [57; 79] %. PPOSTO2 monitoring was infrequent and revealed significant hyperoxemia. Higher FSO2 mean (day 1-3) and right radial PaO2 mean (day 1-3) were independently associated with in-ICU mortality.

Study context

Population
Patients with cardiogenic shock on peripheral VA ECMO support (extracorporeal CPR excluded), 14 ECMO centers in France and one in Switzerland, August 2019–March 2022ECMO centres in France and Switzerland
Participants
139 patients
Outcome
Individual mean sweep gas oxygen fraction (FSO2 mean (day 1-7))
Follow-up
First 7 days of ECMO support
Methodological detailsmulticentric
  • Multicentric

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Individual mean FSO2 during the first 7 days of ECMO support (FSO2 mean (day 1-7)) · day 1-7

Median FSO2 mean (day 1-7) [IQR]

70 [57; 79] %

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeOR (95% CI)P value
Maintaining FSO2 ≥ 70%, centres with <30 VA-ECMO runs per year vs high volume centres5.04 ([1.39; 20.4])P = 0.017

Factors associated with in-ICU mortality (multivariate analysis)

OR (95% CI)P value
Age1.07 ([1.03-1.11])P < 0.001
FSO2 mean (day 1-3)1.03 ([1.00-1.06])P = 0.039
Right radial PaO2 mean (day 1-3)CI as printed1.03 ([1.00-1.02])P = 0.023

Right radial PaO2 mean (day 1-7)

Median right radial PaO2 mean (day 1-7) [IQR]
114 [92; 145] mmHg
Right radial PaO2 at day 1
125 [86; 207] mmHg
Right radial PaO2 at day 3 (decrease from day 1, p < 0.01)
97 [81; 133] mmHg

Severe hyperoxemia (right radial PaO2 ≥ 300 mmHg)

Patients with severe hyperoxemia
16 patients (12%)

PPOSTO2 (surrogate of lower body oxygenation) · day 1-7

Measured in only
39 patients (28%) among four centers
Median PPOSTO2 mean (day 1-7) [IQR]
198 [169; 231] mmHg

Original publication

Oxygenation management during veno-arterial ECMO support for cardiogenic shock: a multicentric retrospective cohort study. Ann Intensive Care. Published 10 April 2024. doi:10.1186/s13613-024-01286-2

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