Infections acquired by adults who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: risk factors and outcome

Cecile Aubron, Allen Cheuk-Seng Cheng, David V Pilcher, Tim Leong, Geoff Magrin, David James Cooper, Carlos D Scheinkestel, Vincent Pellegrino

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Abstract

The probability of infection increased with the duration of support and the severity of illness before initiation of ECMO. Infections affected length of stay but did not have an impact on mortality.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24 - 30
Number of pages7
JournalInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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