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ARDS in Children and ECMO Initiation Strategies Impact on Neurodevelopment (ASCEND)

RECRUITING
14 days to 20 years old
Inclusion Criteria:
* Time between intubation and ECMO cannulation is less than 240 hours (10 days)
* ECMO support type is respiratory (VV or VA cannulation)
* Chest radiograph with bilateral lung disease
* Moderate or severe pediatric ARDS as measured by oxygenation index or oxygen saturation index after intubation and prior to ECMO cannulation:
One OI ≥ 16 or Two OIs ≥ 12 and ≤ 16 at least four hours apart or Two OSIs ≥ 10 at least four hours apart or One OI ≥ 12 and ≤ 16 and One OSI ≥ 10 at least four hours apart
Exclusion Criteria:
* Previously enrolled in PROSpect
* Perinatal related lung disease
* Congenital diaphragmatic hernia or congenital/acquired diaphragm paralysis
* Respiratory failure caused by cardiac failure or fluid overload
* Cyanotic congenital heart disease
* Cardiomyopathy
* Primary pulmonary hypertension (PAH)
* Unilateral lung disease
* Intubated for status asthmaticus
* Obstructive airway disease
* Bronchiolitis obliterans
* Post hematopoietic stem cell transplant
* Post lung transplant
* Home ventilator dependent
* Neuromuscular respiratory failure
* Head trauma: (managed with hyperventilation)
* Intracranial bleeding
* Unstable spine, femur or pelvic fractures
* Acute abdominal process/open abdomen
* Family/medical team have decided to not provide full support
* Enrolled in interventional clinical trial: not approved for co-enrollment; does not include cancer protocols.
* Known pregnancyDEVICE: ECMO support, OTHER: PROSpect protocolized therapies
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
ARDS, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, ECMO, Extracorporeal Life Support, ECLS, Pediatric, Quality of Life, Functional Status
Kelli McDonough, MS - kellimcd@umich.edu
NCT05388708