Two-thirds of critically ill patients fail to survive ECMO: new data
Among those who pull through, new physical or cognitive disability is common, Australian intensivists find
Critically ill patients who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have poor long-term outcomes, with only one in three still alive and free of disability six months later, research shows.
And among these survivors, new disability across all areas of functioning is common, according to the first study globally to describe these outcomes.
