A meta-analysis of complications and mortality of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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...Several studies have varied in their reported mortalities based on indication and modality [8, 9], ranging from 76% in one cohort undergoing ECMO and dialysis [10] to 37% in a mixed veno-venous (VV)/veno-arterial (VA) ECMO group [11]....
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...Two previously published pooled analyses of complications of ECLS both reported high complication rates [29, 30]....
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...Nevertheless, ECMO is an invasive life support system, with substantial risk of adverse events like bleeding, vascular complications, thromboembolic events and infection [4]....
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...This potentially causes lower limb ischemia and may result in vascular surgery, compartment decompression or amputation [4, 38]....
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