What is new in pediatric ECMO? 2016, a year in review.

With the increasing use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children come increasing publications concerning pediatric ECMO. In 2016 important work was done in identifying modifiable risk-factors and possible predictors of mortality in cardiac and respiratory ECMO and risk-estimation scores have been developed for respiratory ECMO patients. Also, increasing important experience is published in the areas of neurodevelopmental follow-up of ECMO survivors. The most relevant publications of 2016 are summarized in this review.