Individual patient data meta-analysis on awake pediatric extracorporeal life support: Feasibility and safety of analgesia, sedation and respiratory support weaning, and physiotherapy
CONCLUSION: Awake ECLS strategy with active physiotherapy can be applied in children from neonatal age. Ambulation is also possible in selected cases. Complications related to such management were limited. Further studies on aECLS are needed to evaluate safety and efficacy of early physiotherapy and define patient selection.PMID:38652693 | DOI:10.1177/02676591241240377
Source: Perfusion - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Marta Cucchi Silvia Mariani Michal J Kawczynski Emma Shkurka Fabio Ius Giuseppe Comentale Aparna Hoskote Roberto Lorusso Source Type: research