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To evaluate if extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival outcomes for trauma patients.

May 8, 2026Open Access

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival for trauma patients: fact, fiction, or the future?

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To evaluate if extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improves survival outcomes for trauma patients.
Randomized trial design assessing trauma patients requiring advanced life support.
Intervention involved the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation compared to standard treatment.
Outcomes measured included survival rates for treated patients.
Significant improvement in survival rates among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with an event rate of X%, HR 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2-2.0, p<0.01.
Reduced mortality risk observed in the experimental group over the control group after one-month post-treatment.

Abstract

Introduction Injury accounts for up to 11% of the global burden of disease and is a leading cause of death among economically productive and active members of society under the age of 45.

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Zachary Obinna Enumah

Emily Esposito

Brandon Parker

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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

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Johns Hopkins University

University of Miami

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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