Paediatricians’ perception of the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat meconium aspiration syndrome
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill Trust, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Correspondence to:
Dr Davis, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill Trust, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK;
carl.davis{at}yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk
- Accepted 20 July 2002
Abstract
This questionnaire study was designed to determine how consultant paediatricians perceived the value of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). A significant number believed that the survival of infants with MAS who received ECMO was lower than reported. Early discussion with an ECMO centre will ensure appropriate timing of referral.
- MAS, meconium aspiration syndrome
- ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- iNO, inhaled nitric oxide
- OI, oxygenation index
- VVDL ECMO, venovenous ECMO where the right internal jugular vein is cannulated with a double lumen cannula
