Sounding the Alarm: What Clinicians Need to Know about Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Recovery After Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*

Crit Care MedPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

Survivors of VA-ECMO represent a population of critically ill patients at high risk for deficits in physical, emotional, and cognitive function related to PICS.

Study context

Population
Adult survivors of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) with ≥6-month follow-up of health-related quality of life or postintensive care syndrome (PICS) outcomes
Participants
3,271 survivors · 27 studies
Outcome
Occurrence of physical, emotional and cognitive dysfunction associated with PICS
Follow-up
At least 6 months

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

PICS-related outcomes in adult VA-ECMO survivors

Studies examining cognitive outcomes

2 of 27

Original publication

Sounding the Alarm: What Clinicians Need to Know about Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Recovery After Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*. Crit Care Med. Published 1 May 2023. doi:10.1097/ccm.0000000000005900

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