Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an extra-corporeal assistance used in case of respiratory or circulatory failure. In case of circulatory failure, ECMO is in the veno-arterial configuration (VA-ECMO). VA-ECMO patients are at high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) may be needed in 50% of ECMO patients. Although the administration of RRT in ECMO patients has major implications, no specific recommendations are currently available. The 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) international conference identified the evaluation of RRT in these ECMO patients as a research priority. In 2023, the two main configurations used to administer RRT in ECMO patients are an independent delivery on a separate vascular access (parallel connection) or an integration of the RRT machine directly into the ECMO circuit (integrated connection). The integrated connection may reduce infectious and bleeding complications associated with the use of a second vascular access. However, it can expose the hemofilter and circuit to excessive positive pressures that can trigger pressure alarms in the RRT machine and expose the patient to a theoretical risk of air embolism or hemolysis. Furthermore, there is currently no robust data comparing the hemofilter lifespan with the parallel or with the integrated connection, although the filter lifespan is a crucial parameter to assess the quality of the RRT delivery in the ICU. The investigators recently performed a survey of practices in this context of ECMO patients. The investigators found that both strategies (parallel and integrated connection) are widely used and can be seen as common patient care. The hypothesis tested in this study is the following: when RRT is integrated to the ECMO circuit, the hemofilter lifespan is non inferior to the one when RRT is delivered on a separate vascular access. Only VA-ECMO patients will be enrolled in this trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
158
The RRT machine is connected on a separate vascular access (dialysis catheter).
A connection of the RRT machine with the input and output lines directly on the ECMO circuit.
CHU de Bordeaux, GH Sud, Service d'anesthésie-réanimation cardiovasculaire, Hôpital cardiologique
Bordeaux, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Clermont Ferrand, Pôle de médecine péri-opératoire/Chirurgie cardiaque, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, France
RECRUITINGCentre Hospitalo Universitaire de Dijon, Unité Réanimation Cardio-Vasculaire,
Dijon, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Grenoble, Service de réanimation cardiovasculaire et thoracique, Pôle anesthésie réanimation, Hôpital Nord
Grenoble, France
RECRUITINGCentre Hospitalo Universitaire de Lille, Institut Coeur Poumon
Lille, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHospices Civils de Lyon, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Louis Pradel
Lyon, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Montpellier, Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, Pôle Cœur-poumons, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve
Montpellier, France
RECRUITINGAPHP, Institut de Cardiologie, Service d'anesthésie-réanimation cardiovasculaire, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, France
RECRUITINGAPHP, Institut de cardiologie, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, France
RECRUITINGCHU de Saint Etienne, Hôpital Bellevue, Service de Réanimation polyvalente et soins intensifs post-opératoires
Saint-Etienne, France
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Hemofilter change rate
To assess whether integrated RRT connection in VA-ECMO patients results in a non-inferior hemofilter change rate compared to the parallel connection. The hemofilter change rate is defined as the number of hemofilter replacements observed during the period between the start and the end of the RRT session, normalized by the duration of the session.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Proportion of early hemofilter thromboses
To assess if the integrated RRT connection is associated with a lower proportion of early hemofilter thromboses compared to the parallel connection: number of early hemofilter thromboses normalized by the number of hemofilters used. "Early" is defined as \< 24 hours of use.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Proportion of hemofilter thromboses
To assess if the integrated RRT connection is associated with a lower proportion of hemofilter thromboses compared to the parallel connection: number of hemofilter thromboses normalized by the number of hemofilters used.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Down-time
To compare the integrated RRT connection to the parallel connection in terms of duration of non-purification periods in relation to the total duration RRT.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Renal function according to KDIGO stage
To assess renal function at hospital discharge or at day 60 after admission.
Time frame: At hospital discharge up to 60 days after admission
Number of infectious complications
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection reduces the number of infectious complications associated with the use of an additional vascular access. The infection will be defined as catheter-related in case of documented bacteraemia with positive blood cultures with differential time to positivity or positive catheter culture with the same microorganism.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Number of bleeding complications
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection reduces bleeding complications associated with the use of an additional vascular access. The occurrence of a bleeding syndrome is defined as a bleeding requiring transfusion with collection of the number of red blood cells transfused or requiring an invasive procedure (surgery, embolization), and defined or not as related to dialysis catheter placement or RRT connection to VA-ECMO.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Proportion of ECMO circuit thromboses
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection does not expose the ECMO circuit to a higher probability of thrombosis The occurrence of thrombosis on the ECMO circuit is defined as a thrombus on any part of the ECMO circuit requiring a change in the circuit or oxygenator, or on the oxygenator resulting in a deleterious effect on oxygenation, or resulting in significant fibrinolysis
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Number of hemolysis
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection does not expose to a higher probability of hemolysis. The occurrence of intravascular hemolysis is defined as the occurrence of significant hemolytic anemia.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Number of air embolism
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection does not expose the patient to a higher probability of air embolism. The occurrence of an air embolism is defined as an embolic event with clinical impact of any kind, This occurence is related or not to the use of the dialysis catheter or the connection of the RRT to the VA-ECMO circuit.
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Number of days spent in intensive care unit
To assess whether the integrated RRT connection modifies the intensive care unit length of stay
Time frame: Duration of RRT associated with VA-ECMO up to 60 days
Death
30-day mortality
Time frame: At 30 days
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