Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Adenoviral Pneumonia in Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Patients

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We examined data on patients with severe adenoviral pneumonia from the international registry of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization to identify risk factors for mortality in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: International Registry of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. PATIENTS: We collected de-identified data on all patients with adenoviral pneumonia who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation from 1992 to 2016 using International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, criteria. INTERVENTIONS: Our primary outcome measure was in-hospital mortality. We also collected data on demographics, preextrac..