Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - A Multicenter Investigation.

Diminished VTI or EF during ECMO weaning predicts the need for OHT or VAD support or death in children on ECMO for cardiac dysfunction. Increased post-wean CVP or MR along with a prolonged ECMO course also predicted these adverse outcomes. We propose that these measurements should be utilized to help discriminate who will require alternative methods of circulatory support for survival.