Shannon M Fernando, Mary Scott, Robert Talarico, Eddy Fan, Daniel I McIsaac, Manish M Sood, Daniel T Myran, Margaret S Herridge, Dale M Needham, Carol L Hodgson, Bram Rochwerg, Laveena Munshi, M Elizabeth Wilcox, O Joseph Bienvenu, Graeme MacLaren, Robert A Fowler, Damon C Scales, Niall D Ferguson, Alain Combes, Arthur S Slutsky, Daniel Brodie, Peter Tanuseputro, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng
IMPORTANCE: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as temporary cardiorespiratory support in critically ill patients, but little is known regarding long-term psychiatric sequelae among survivors after ECMO. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between ECMO survivorship and postdischarge mental health diagnoses among adult survivors of critical illness. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada, from April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2020...
November 8, 2022: JAMA