Yiorgos Alexandros Cavayas1,2,3, Laveena Munshi4, Lorenzo Del Sorbo1, Eddy Fan1. 1. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, and. 2. Département de Médecine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, and. 3. Département de Chirurgie, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 4. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and.
Abstract
Rationale: Large decreases in PaCO2 that occur when initiating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with respiratory failure may cause cerebral vasoconstriction and compromise brain tissue perfusion. Objectives: To determine if the magnitude of PaCO2 correction upon ECMO initiation is associated with an increased incidence of neurological complications in patients with respiratory failure. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, international, retrospective cohort study using the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry, including adults with respiratory failure receiving ECMO via any mode between 2012 and 2017. The relative change in PaCO2 in the first 24 hours was calculated as (24-h post-ECMO PaCO2 - pre-ECMO PaCO2)/pre-ECMO PaCO2. The primary outcome was the occurrence of neurological complications, defined as seizures, ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, or brain death.Measurements and Main Results: We included 11,972 patients, 88% of whom were supported with venovenous ECMO. The median relative change in PaCO2 was -31% (interquartile range, -46% to -12%). Neurological complications were uncommon overall (6.9%), with a low incidence of seizures (1.1%), ischemic stroke (1.9%), intracranial hemorrhage (3.5%), and brain death (1.6%). Patients with a large relative decrease in PaCO2 (>50%) had an increased incidence of neurological complications compared with those with a smaller decrease (9.8% vs. 6.4%; P < 0.001). A large relative decrease in PaCO2 was independently associated with neurological complications after controlling for previously described risk factors (odds ratio, 1.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.3 to 2.3; P < 0.001).Conclusions: In patients receiving ECMO for respiratory failure, a large relative decrease in PaCO2 in the first 24 hours after ECMO initiation is independently associated with an increased incidence of neurological complications.
Rationale: Large decreases in PaCO2 that occur when initiating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with respiratory failure may cause cerebral vasoconstriction and compromise brain tissue perfusion. Objectives: To determine if the magnitude of PaCO2 correction upon ECMO initiation is associated with an increased incidence of neurological complications in patients with respiratory failure. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, international, retrospective cohort study using the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry, including adults with respiratory failure receiving ECMO via any mode between 2012 and 2017. The relative change in PaCO2 in the first 24 hours was calculated as (24-h post-ECMO PaCO2 - pre-ECMO PaCO2)/pre-ECMO PaCO2. The primary outcome was the occurrence of neurological complications, defined as seizures, ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, or brain death.Measurements and Main Results: We included 11,972 patients, 88% of whom were supported with venovenous ECMO. The median relative change in PaCO2 was -31% (interquartile range, -46% to -12%). Neurological complications were uncommon overall (6.9%), with a low incidence of seizures (1.1%), ischemic stroke (1.9%), intracranial hemorrhage (3.5%), and brain death (1.6%). Patients with a large relative decrease in PaCO2 (>50%) had an increased incidence of neurological complications compared with those with a smaller decrease (9.8% vs. 6.4%; P < 0.001). A large relative decrease in PaCO2 was independently associated with neurological complications after controlling for previously described risk factors (odds ratio, 1.7; 95% confidence interval, 1.3 to 2.3; P < 0.001).Conclusions: In patients receiving ECMO for respiratory failure, a large relative decrease in PaCO2 in the first 24 hours after ECMO initiation is independently associated with an increased incidence of neurological complications.
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