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

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Septic Shock

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01685112

201207079RIC

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age >20
• admitted at ICU
• septic shock

Exclusion criteria

• nil

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Group

Description:

Patients who developed refractory shock, but didn't received ECMO as salvage treatment

ECMO group

Description:

Patient who have septic shock, and progreseed to have ECMO as salvage therapy