Kornhauser M S, Baumgart S, Desai S A, Stanley C W, Culhane J, Cullen J A, Wiswell T E, Graziani L J, Spitzer A R
Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Pediatr. 1998 Feb;132(2):307-11. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70450-0.
The relationship between bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and neurodevelopmental outcome after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has not been extensively reported. We compared the outcomes in a large series of infants with and without BPD after ECMO.
Hospital charts and follow-up records of 145 infants treated with ECMO (1985 through 1990) were reviewed. Complete long-term respiratory and follow-up outcome data were available in 64 infants. BPD occurred in 17 survivors; the remaining 47 did not have BPD.
Babies with BPD were more likely to have had respiratory distress syndrome. Mean (+/- SD) age at ECMO initiation was later for the BPD group (127+/-66 vs 53+/-39 hours, p < 0.001), and the duration of ECMO treatment was longer (192+/-68 vs 119+/-53 hours, p < 0.001). Bayley Scales of Infant Development scores at <30 months were lower in infants with BPD (p < 0.001), as were three of four Mullen Scales of Early Learning scores (> or = 30 months, p < 0.001 or p = 0.01). At 57+/-16 months 11 (64%) patients with BPD had mild neurologic disabilities, and 3 (18%) had severe disabilities. At a similar age (53+/-16 months, p = NS) 16 (34%) patients without BPD had mild disabilities, whereas 2 (4%) had severe disabilities (p < 0.01).
The occurrence of BPD after ECMO is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. Patients with BPD after ECMO merit close long-term follow-up.
