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Estimation of Outcome and Quality of Life in ECMO Patients
Sponsor: Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Summary
The availability as well as the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems for severe acute respiratory or cardiocirculatory failure is steadily increasing. The decision to initiate ECMO therapy is predominantly made in emergency situations, for which the focus is on acute survival. The decisions if a patient will profit from ECMO therapy are mainly made from clinical experience and educated guess by the attending team. However, it is unknown how useful these clinical predictions are. Therefore, this observational study will compare estimated and real outcome of ECMO patients.
Official title: ESTimation of Outcome by Health-Care PRoviders Compared With TruE Outcome in Patients Undergoing Veno-arteriaL and Veno-venous ExtracorporeaL MembrAne Oxygenation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2024-01-01
Completion Date
2029-01-01
Last Updated
2024-05-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
estimation of patient outcome by health care providers
On day 1 after study inclusion as well as day 4-7, the responsible health-care providers (at least one nurse, one resident and one consultant with the board certification intensive care medicine) will estimate the patient's expected functional outcome at 6 and 12 months after the start of ECMO therapy. Health-care providers responsible for the patient at that time will be surveyed (multiple questionnaires to detect specific differences within one person are not planned). For the purpose of functional outcome estimation, the modified Rankin scale (mRS) is used.
Locations (1)
University Hospital Duesseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany