Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in critically ill patients are a public health issue. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly used for patients with severe cardiac or respiratory failure, but it may increase HAI risk. This study’s goal was to characterize HAIs in ECMO patients at an ECMO referral center.
A Retrospective Study of Infection in Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.012
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Author(s): Megan T. Quintana, MD, Michael Mazzeffi, MD, MPH, Samuel M. Galvagno, DO, PhD, Danny Herrera, BS, Gregory P. Boyajian, BS, Nicole M. Hays, BS, David Kaczorowski, MD, Ronson J. Madathil, MD, Raymond P. Rector, CCP, LP, Ali Tabatabai, MD, Daniel Herr, MD, Joseph Rabin, MD