Christopher R Burke1, Titus Chan2, Thomas V Brogan2, Laurance Lequier3, Ravi R Thiagarajan4, Peter T Rycus5, D Michael McMullan6. 1. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States. 2. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States. 3. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, United States. 4. Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. 5. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. 6. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, United States. Electronic address: michael.mcmullan@seattlechildrens.org.
Abstract
AIM: Unintentional drowning is a significant public health concern in the United States and represents a leading cause of death in the pediatric population. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) may be used to support drowning victims, but outcomes have not been well defined. This study examined survival rates and risk factors for death in this population. METHODS: Retrospective data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry was examined to determine outcomes of ECLS and risk factors for death in drowning victims. RESULTS: Two hundred forty-seven patients who received ECLS following a drowning event between 1986 and 2015 were identified. Eighty-four (34%) did not experience cardiac arrest prior to ECLS, whereas 86 (35%) experienced a pre-ECLS cardiac arrest but had return of spontaneous circulation prior to ECLS, and 77 (31%) were placed on ECLS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Overall survival was 51.4%; 71.4% in patients who did not experience a cardiac arrest, 57.0% in patients who required cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to ECLS, and 23.4% in patients who received ECPR (p<0.001). Logistic regression analysis identified ECPR, venoarterial mode of ECLS, renal failure, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during ECLS as risk factors associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes in drowning victims supported with ECLS are encouraging; particularly in patients who do not experience cardiac arrest. These data suggest that early initiation of ECLS in drowning patients with respiratory insufficiency may be beneficial to reduce the likelihood of complete cardiopulmonary failure and ECPR. Additionally, ECLS appears to improve survival in patients who experience post-drowning cardiac arrest.
AIM: Unintentional drowning is a significant public health concern in the United States and represents a leading cause of death in the pediatric population. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) may be used to support drowning victims, but outcomes have not been well defined. This study examined survival rates and risk factors for death in this population. METHODS: Retrospective data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry was examined to determine outcomes of ECLS and risk factors for death in drowning victims. RESULTS: Two hundred forty-seven patients who received ECLS following a drowning event between 1986 and 2015 were identified. Eighty-four (34%) did not experience cardiac arrest prior to ECLS, whereas 86 (35%) experienced a pre-ECLS cardiac arrest but had return of spontaneous circulation prior to ECLS, and 77 (31%) were placed on ECLS during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Overall survival was 51.4%; 71.4% in patients who did not experience a cardiac arrest, 57.0% in patients who required cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to ECLS, and 23.4% in patients who received ECPR (p<0.001). Logistic regression analysis identified ECPR, venoarterial mode of ECLS, renal failure, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during ECLS as risk factors associated with mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Outcomes in drowning victims supported with ECLS are encouraging; particularly in patients who do not experience cardiac arrest. These data suggest that early initiation of ECLS in drowning patients with respiratory insufficiency may be beneficial to reduce the likelihood of complete cardiopulmonary failure and ECPR. Additionally, ECLS appears to improve survival in patients who experience post-drowning cardiac arrest.
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