Association of Hospital-Level Volume of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cases and Mortality. Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry

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Abstract

Objectives

To determine if higher annual ECMO patient volume is associated with lower case-mix-adjusted hospital mortality rate.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed an international registry of ECMO support from 1989 to 2013. Patients were separated into three age groups: neonatal (0-28 d), pediatric (29 d to

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Odds ratio
  • Interquartile range
  • Confidence interval
  • Logistic regression
  • Mortality rate
  • Subgroup analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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