Health-related quality of life in longterm survivors after treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Health-related quality of life in longterm survivors after treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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10.1007/s001010050518
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1998-01-01
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Schelling, G
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Stoll, C;Haller, M;Schelling, G
Treatment of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be lifesaving but requires maximal use of intensive care resources over prolonged periods of time, resulting in high costs. Little is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQL) in long-term survivors. This case-controlled retrospective study was designed to assess the health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of ARDS and ECMO-therapy.Methods: 14 long-term survivors of ARDS (APACHE II score=24, Lung Injury Score=3.25, median values) treated using ECMO between 1992 and 1995 (median time interval between data collection and discharge from the ICU 16 months) and 14 ARDS-patients conventionally treated during the same period (group I) were identified and completed the SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire (Medical Outcome Trust, Boston, USA). 14 healthy subjects (group II) were drawn at random from a large data base generated to provide normal values for the SF-36 in a German population. All three groups were comparable with respect to sex and age.Results: Long-term survivors of ECMO-therapy reported significant reductions in physical functioning when compared with patients treated by mechanical ventilation alone (group I, -12.5%, p