Health-related Quality of Life in Adults After Veno-arterial Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Which is a Salvage Therapy Used in Patients With Severe Respiratory or Cardiac Failure Who Have Not Responded to Maximal Conventional Medical Therapy

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Veno-arterial Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Health Related Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: Evaluation of quality of life, comorbidities and return to work status

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04653298

7951

Details and patient eligibility

About

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a salvage therapy used in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. This rescue technique is associated to a high mortality rate and to many complications that can impact the quality of life of the survivors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Health-related quality of life in adults after veino-arterial Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. The quality of life will be evaluated thanks to several methods : the Short Form 36, the EQ 5D 5L and the return to work status.

Then, the investigators will analyze by subgroup the quality of life according to the cardiogenic shock etiology and try to determine the risk factors of an altered quality of life. The investigators will also evaluate current comorbidities of the patient thanks to the Groll Index.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 95 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults >18 years
• Veno-arterial ECMO between April 2008 and December 2019 in NHC surgical intensive care of Strasbourg
• Affiliated to the French social security system

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under guardianship or with legal protection