Rapid resolution of hyperammonemia in neonates using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a platform to drive hemodialysis

Autor: Jamie R. Robinson, Patricia C. Conroy, Peter H. Grubb, Daphne Hardison, John B. Pietsch, Harold N. Lovvorn, Rizwan Hamid
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
ISSN: 1476-5543
0743-8346
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-018-0084-0
Popis: Objective We aimed to clarify the impact of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) as a platform to drive hemodialysis (HD) for ammonia clearance on outcomes of neonates with severe hyperammonemia. Study Design All neonates treated for hyperammonemia at a single children’s hospital between 1992 and 2016 were identified. Patient characteristics and outcomes were compared between those receiving medical management or ECMO/HD. Result Twenty-five neonates were treated for hyperammonemia, of which 13 (52%) received ECMO/HD. Peak ammonia levels among neonates treated with ECMO/HD were significantly higher than those medically-managed (1041 [IQR 902–1581] μmol/L versus 212 [IQR 110–410] μmol/L; p=0.009). Serum ammonia levels in the ECMO/HD cohort declined to the median of medically managed within 4.5 (IQR 2.9–7.0) hours and normalized within 7.3 (IQR 3.6–13.5) hours. All neonates survived ECMO/HD, and 9 (69.2%) survived to discharge. Conclusion ECMO/HD is an effective adjunct to rapidly clear severe hyperammonemia in newborns, reducing potential neurodevelopmental morbidity.
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