BACKGROUND: @entity649 ( @entity649 ) is a life-threatening medical condition. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a salvage therapy for @entity1 with @entity649 and refractory @entity519 . This study compared the characteristics and outcomes of @entity649 @entity1 who did or did not receive ECMO matched with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and age. METHODS: This retrospective, case-control study enrolled @entity1 with @entity649 admitted to the intensive care unit of a tertiary referral hospital between January 2007 and December 2012. Overall, 216 @entity1 with @entity649 -81 receiving ECMO (ECMO group) and 135 not receiving ECMO (non-ECMO group)-were enrolled in this study. @entity1 were paired when the difference in their APACHE II scores was within 3 points and their age difference was 3 years. In total, 126 @entity1 could not be matched and were thus excluded. Eventually, of the 90 @entity1 with @entity649 enrolled in this study, 45 ECMO group @entity1 were matched with 45 non-ECMO group @entity1 . The demographic data, reasons for intensive care unit admission, and laboratory variables were evaluated. RESULTS: The primary etiology of @entity649 was @entity281 (72.2%). The APACHE II score and age-matched group receiving ECMO therapy had higher inhospital survival rates. Moreover, the @entity1 receiving ECMO therapy had significantly lower 6-month mortality rates than did the non-ECMO group. CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity649 who received ECMO treatment had higher inhospital survival rates than did those with a similar disease severity and at a similar age who did not receive ECMO.

Acute XXXX With and Without Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Score Matched Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity649 :: ('MESH:D012128', 'Disease') :: ['Acute respiratory distress syndrome', 'ARDS'] @entity519 :: ('MESH:D000860', 'Disease') :: ['hypoxia'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection']
@entity649 :: (MESH:D012128,Disease) :: ['Respiratory Distress Syndrome']
