Comparison of ECMO Use and Conventional Treatment in Adults With Septic Shock

National Taiwan University Hospital300 enrolled

Overview

Although few cases reported successful treatment of septic shock using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in adults, no studies compared ECMO to conventional treatment (without ECMO) as treatment for adults with septic shock. Since it is difficult to conduct a randomized study to allocate patients in such critical condition, we aimed to conduct a retrospective observational study using propensity score matched analysis to compare the survival of adults with septic shock treated by ECMO or conventional treatment.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Septic Shock

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age \>20 * admitted at ICU * septic shock Exclusion Criteria: * nil

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

In hospital mortality

inhospital mortality as primary outcome, mean length of hospital stay around 30 days

Time frame: 30 days

Central Contacts

YuChung Chuang, MD

CONTACT

886-972652532 weischuang@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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