Options for the circulatory support of pediatric patients under the age of 5 years are currently
limited to short-term extracorporeal devices, the use of which is often complicated by …

Patients with congenital or ac-quired heart disease comprise a major diagnostic category for
admissions in large pediatric intensive care units (ICUs) across the country, compromising …

CHAIR: Costanzo MR: Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard Illinois, USA TASK FORCE 1:
Dipchand A: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario, Canada; Starling R: Cleveland …

Background—Recent data suggest that the Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric ventricular assist
device is superior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for bridge to heart …

The management of congenital heart disease has changed dramatically over the last 15
years and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. More than ever before contemporary practice …

Acute kidney injury and fluid overload (FO) are associated with increased mortality in
critically ill patients, including the subset supported with extracorporeal membrane …

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to assess the morbidity and mortality in children requiring
extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support after cardiac surgery and to determine factors …

Background: Viral myocarditis may follow a rapidly progressive and fatal course in children.
Mechanical circulatory support may be a life-saving measure by allowing an interval for …

Background. The purpose of this study was to review our experience in the early application
of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients requiring mechanical …

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has been used for over two decades in
select patients after cardiac surgery. We previously described factors associated with death …