Traumatic conditions respondents think are not amenable for extracorporeal membranous oxygenation in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
All respondents (n=196) | ECMO director (n=8) | Trauma surgeon (n=136) | Surgical intensivist (n=44) | Critical care fellow (n=8) | |
Traumatic condition | |||||
Traumatic brain injury | 60% | 38% | 64% | 55% | 25% |
Spinal injury | 25% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 13% |
Blunt chest or abdominal trauma | 6% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 0% |
Postsurgical condition (splenectomy, colectomy, etc) | 9% | 0% | 9% | 11% | 13% |
Postsurgical condition of thorax (pneumonectomy, etc) | 9% | 38% | 7% | 11% | 13% |