Long Term Outcome
Conditions
Keywords
ards, ecmo, h1n1, pandemics
Brief summary
Patients treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ecmo) for severe respiratory or circulatory failure show severe long term disability due to impaired lung -, cerebral-, cognitive function and impaired quality of life. This study investigates the long term outcome of all patients who are still alive three years after ECMO treatment for severe respiratory failure during the H1N1 2009 pandemic at the Karolinska University Hospital.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Survivors of ECMO treatment for influenza a/h1n1 pneumonia during 2009/2010 pandemics at the ECMO Center Karolinska
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung function | 3 years after ecmo treatment |
Countries
Sweden