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Correlation Between ECMO Circuit Change and Patient Outcomes

Study of ECMO Patients Who Need Circuit Changes

Not Recruiting
100 years or below
All
Phase N/A
1 Location

Brief description of study.

Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation is an advanced care modality that can support patients with heart and/or lung failure until those organs recover. It involves remove blood from the body through a larger catheter, running it through a circuit of artificial tube, a pump, and a membrane oxygenator that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen to the blood. The circuit can also be used for medication administration and hemodialysis. Some patients require this external circuit to be changed from time to time during the ECMO run for excessive bleeding, clotting, or mechanical failure. Our hypothesis is that these patients who require ECMO circuit change are more likely to die and/or suffer other complications of ECMO. This relationship has never been expressly studied. Our goal is to determine the outcomes of patients requiring one or more ECMO circuit changes.

Detailed description of study

Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation is an advanced care modality that can support patients with heart and/or lung failure until those organs recover. It involves remove blood from the body through a larger catheter, running it through a circuit of artificial tube, a pump, and a membrane oxygenator that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen to the blood. The circuit can also be used for medication administration and hemodialysis. Some patients require this external circuit to be changed from time to time during the ECMO run for excessive bleeding, clotting, or mechanical failure. Our hypothesis is that these patients who require ECMO circuit change are more likely to die and/or suffer other complications of ECMO. This relationship has never been expressly studied. Our goal is to determine the outcomes of patients requiring one or more ECMO circuit changes.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: heart failure
  • Age: 100 years or below
  • Gender: All

This study investigates the outcomes of patients who need changes in their ECMO circuits. ECMO, or extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, is a treatment that helps people with heart or lung failure by taking over the work of these organs until they recover. It involves taking blood out of the body, adding oxygen and removing carbon dioxide, and then returning it to the body. Sometimes, the circuit used in this process needs to be changed due to issues like bleeding or clotting.

Participants will have their ECMO circuit monitored, and any necessary changes will be recorded. This study will look at how these changes affect the patients' health and recovery. The procedures will help understand if needing a circuit change leads to more complications or affects the chances of recovery.

  • Who can participate: Adults with heart or lung failure using ECMO.
  • Study details: Participants will have their ECMO circuits monitored for any necessary changes. The study will record these changes to understand their impact on health and recovery.
Updated on 19 Feb 2024. Study ID: 1803651567

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