Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis

Background Left atrial (LA) decompression on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can reduce left ventricular distension, allowing myocardial rest and recovery, and protect from lung injury secondary to cardiogenic pulmonary edema. However, clinical benefits remain unknown. We sought to evalua...

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Main Authors: Francesca Sperotto, Angelo Polito, Angela Amigoni, Nicola Maschietto, Ravi R. Thiagarajan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.023963
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author Francesca Sperotto
Angelo Polito
Angela Amigoni
Nicola Maschietto
Ravi R. Thiagarajan
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Angela Amigoni
Nicola Maschietto
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description Background Left atrial (LA) decompression on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can reduce left ventricular distension, allowing myocardial rest and recovery, and protect from lung injury secondary to cardiogenic pulmonary edema. However, clinical benefits remain unknown. We sought to evaluate the association between LA decompression and in‐hospital adverse outcome (mortality, transplant on ECMO, or conversion to ventricular assist device) in patients who failed to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass using a propensity score to adjust for baseline differences. Methods and Results Children (aged <18 years) with biventricular physiology supported with ECMO for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass after cardiac surgery from 2000 through 2016, reported to the ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) Registry, were included. Inverse probability of treatment weighted logistic regression was used to test the association between LA decompression and in‐hospital adverse outcomes. Of the 2915 patients supported with venoarterial ECMO for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass, 1508 had biventricular physiology and 279 (18%) underwent LA decompression (LA+). Genetic and congenital abnormalities (P=0.001) and pulmonary hypertension (P=0.010) were less frequent and baseline arrhythmias (P=0.022) were more frequent in LA+ patients. LA+ patients had longer pre‐ECMO mechanical ventilation and CBP time (P<0.001), and used aortic cross‐clamp (P=0.001) more frequently. Covariates were well balanced between the propensity‐weighted cohorts. In‐hospital adverse outcomes occurred in 47% of LA+ patients and 51% of the others. Weighted multivariate logistic regression showed LA decompression to be protective for in‐hospital adverse outcomes (adjusted odds ratio, 0.775 [95% CI, 0.644–0.932]). Conclusions LA decompression independently decreased the risk of in‐hospital adverse outcome in pediatric venoarterial ECMO patients who failed to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass, suggesting that these patients may benefit from LA decompression.
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spelling doaj.art-91ef83bf57c749b3ae11f56d2c96101c2023-02-07T16:03:22ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802022-12-01112310.1161/JAHA.121.023963Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted AnalysisFrancesca Sperotto0Angelo Polito1Angela Amigoni2Nicola Maschietto3Ravi R. Thiagarajan4Department of Cardiology Boston Children’s HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MAPediatric Intensive Care Unit University Hospital of GenevaUniversity of Geneva SwitzerlandPediatric Intensive Care Unit Department of Women’s and Children’s Health University of Padova ItalyDepartment of Cardiology Boston Children’s HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MADepartment of Cardiology Boston Children’s HospitalHarvard Medical School Boston MABackground Left atrial (LA) decompression on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can reduce left ventricular distension, allowing myocardial rest and recovery, and protect from lung injury secondary to cardiogenic pulmonary edema. However, clinical benefits remain unknown. We sought to evaluate the association between LA decompression and in‐hospital adverse outcome (mortality, transplant on ECMO, or conversion to ventricular assist device) in patients who failed to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass using a propensity score to adjust for baseline differences. Methods and Results Children (aged <18 years) with biventricular physiology supported with ECMO for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass after cardiac surgery from 2000 through 2016, reported to the ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) Registry, were included. Inverse probability of treatment weighted logistic regression was used to test the association between LA decompression and in‐hospital adverse outcomes. Of the 2915 patients supported with venoarterial ECMO for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass, 1508 had biventricular physiology and 279 (18%) underwent LA decompression (LA+). Genetic and congenital abnormalities (P=0.001) and pulmonary hypertension (P=0.010) were less frequent and baseline arrhythmias (P=0.022) were more frequent in LA+ patients. LA+ patients had longer pre‐ECMO mechanical ventilation and CBP time (P<0.001), and used aortic cross‐clamp (P=0.001) more frequently. Covariates were well balanced between the propensity‐weighted cohorts. In‐hospital adverse outcomes occurred in 47% of LA+ patients and 51% of the others. Weighted multivariate logistic regression showed LA decompression to be protective for in‐hospital adverse outcomes (adjusted odds ratio, 0.775 [95% CI, 0.644–0.932]). Conclusions LA decompression independently decreased the risk of in‐hospital adverse outcome in pediatric venoarterial ECMO patients who failed to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass, suggesting that these patients may benefit from LA decompression.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.023963congenital heart diseaseextracorporeal membrane oxygenationfailure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypassleft atrial decompression
spellingShingle Francesca Sperotto
Angelo Polito
Angela Amigoni
Nicola Maschietto
Ravi R. Thiagarajan
Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
congenital heart disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass
left atrial decompression
title Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
title_full Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
title_fullStr Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
title_short Left Atrial Decompression in Pediatric Patients Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Failure to Wean From Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Propensity‐Weighted Analysis
title_sort left atrial decompression in pediatric patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass a propensity weighted analysis
topic congenital heart disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass
left atrial decompression
url https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.023963
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