Publication Date

7-1-2024

Journal

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

DOI

10.1097/PCC.0000000000003490

PMID

38959360

PMCID

PMC11216378

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

7-3-2024

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

Humans, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Anticoagulants, Child, Delphi Technique, Perioperative Period, Consensus, Perioperative Care, Hemorrhage, Thrombosis, antifibrinolytics, blood transfusions, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, hemostatic agents, pediatrics, perioperative procedures anticoagulation

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To derive systematic review-informed, modified Delphi consensus regarding the management of children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) undergoing invasive procedures or interventions developed by the Pediatric Anticoagulation on ECMO CollaborativE (PEACE) Consensus Conference.

DATA SOURCES: A structured literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library (CENTRAL) databases from January 1988 to May 2021.

STUDY SELECTION: ECMO anticoagulation and hemostasis management in the perioperative period and during procedures.

DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors reviewed all citations independently, with a third independent reviewer resolving any conflicts. Seventeen references were used for data extraction and informed recommendations. Evidence tables were constructed using a standardized data extraction form.

DATA SYNTHESIS: Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. The evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system. Forty-eight experts met over 2 years to develop evidence-based recommendations and, when evidence was lacking, expert-based consensus statements for the management of bleeding and thrombotic complications in pediatric ECMO patients. A web-based modified Delphi process was used to build consensus via the Research And Development/University of California Appropriateness Method. Consensus was defined as greater than 80% agreement. Four good practice statements, 7 recommendations, and 18 consensus statements are presented.

CONCLUSIONS: Although agreement among experts was strong, important future research is required in this population for evidence-informed recommendations.

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