Assem Aweimer, Lea Petschulat, Birger Jettkant, Roland Köditz, Johannes Finkeldei, Johannes Wolfgang Christian Dietrich, Thomas Georg Karl Breuer, Christian Draese, Ulrich Frey, Tim Rahmel, Michael Adamzik, Dirk Buchwald, Dritan Useini, Thorsten Brechmann, Ingolf Hosbach, Jürgen Bünger, Aydan Ewers, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Andreas Mügge
- The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is discussed to improve patients’ outcome in severe COVID-19 with respiratory failure, but data on ECMO remains controversial. The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) with or without veno-venous ECMO support and to evaluate outcome parameters. Ventilated patients with COVID-19 with and without additional ECMO support were analyzed in a retrospective multicenter study regarding clinical characteristics, respiratory and laboratory parameters in day-to-day follow-up. Recruitment of patients was conducted during the first three COVID-19 waves at four German university hospitals of the Ruhr University Bochum, located in the Middle Ruhr Region. From March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, the charts of 149 patients who were ventilated for COVID-19 infection, were included (63.8% male, median age 67 years). Fifty patients (33.6%) received additional ECMO support. On average, ECMO therapy was initiated 15.6 \(\pm\) 9.4 days after symptom onset, 10.6 \(\pm\) 7.1 days after hospital admission, and 4.8 \(\pm\) 6.4 days after the start of IMV. Male sex and higher SOFA and RESP scores were observed significantly more often in the high-volume ECMO center. Pre-medication with antidepressants was more often detected in survivors (22.0% vs. 6.5%; \(\it p\) = 0.006). ECMO patients were 14 years younger and presented a lower rate of concomitant cardiovascular diseases (18.0% vs. 47.5%; \(\it p\) = 0.0004). Additionally, cytokine-adsorption (46.0% vs. 13.1%; \(\it p\) < 0.0001) and renal replacement therapy (76.0% vs. 43.4%; \(\it p\) = 0.0001) were carried out more frequently; in ECMO patients thrombocytes were transfused 12-fold more often related to more than fourfold higher bleeding complications. Undulating C-reactive protein (CRP) and massive increase in bilirubin levels (at terminal stage) could be observed in deceased ECMO patients. In-hospital mortality was high (Overall: 72.5%, ECMO: 80.0%, ns). Regardless of ECMO therapy half of the study population deceased within 30 days after hospital admission. Despite being younger and with less comorbidities ECMO therapy did not improve survival in severely ill COVID-19 patients. Undulating CRP levels, a massive increase of bilirubin level and a high use of cytokine-adsorption were associated with worse outcomes. In conclusion, ECMO support might be helpful in selected severe cases of COVID-19.
MetadatenAuthor: | Assem AweimerORCiDGND, Lea PetschulatGND, Birger JettkantGND, Roland KöditzGND, Johannes FinkeldeiGND, Johannes Wolfgang Christian DietrichORCiDGND, Thomas Georg Karl BreuerGND, Christian DraeseGND, Ulrich FreyGND, Tim RahmelORCiDGND, Michael AdamzikORCiDGND, Dirk BuchwaldGND, Dritan UseiniORCiDGND, Thorsten BrechmannORCiDGND, Ingolf HosbachGND, Jürgen BüngerORCiDGND, Aydan EwersGND, Ibrahim El-BattrawyORCiDGND, Andreas MüggeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-107274 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31944-7 |
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Parent Title (English): | Scientific reports |
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Publisher: | Springer Nature |
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Place of publication: | Berlin |
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Document Type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Date of Publication (online): | 2024/01/30 |
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Date of first Publication: | 2023/03/29 |
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Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
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Tag: | Open Access Fonds |
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Volume: | 13 |
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Issue: | Artikel 5143 |
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First Page: | 5143-1 |
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Last Page: | 5143-18 |
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Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
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Institutes/Facilities: | Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Medizinische Klinik II, Kardiologie und Angiologie |
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Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit |
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open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
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Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |
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