Extracorporeal life support in pediatric burn care: A systematic review

• Published in: International journal of artificial organs Vol. 46; no. 3; p. 182
• Main Authors: Maybauer, Marc O, Maybauer, Dirk M, Capoccia, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Burns - therapy; Child; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - adverse effects; Heart Arrest; Humans; Respiration, Artificial; Retrospective Studies; Smoke Inhalation Injury - etiology; Smoke Inhalation Injury - therapy; ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECLS; Burn injury; inhalation injury; pediatric

A systematic review of the role of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in pediatric patients with burn and smoke inhalation injury was undertaken. A systematic search of the literature according to a specific combination of keywords to ascertain the effectiveness of this treatment strategy was conduc...