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From: Risk factors for bloodstream infection (BSI) in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported by veno–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV–ECMO)

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Flow diagram of this study. From August 2013 to March 2019, 276 patients receiving ECMO were admitted to the MICU. Among them, 243 patients were supported with VV–ECMO, 30 patients with VA–ECMO and 3 patients with ECCO2R. A total of 105 patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled. According to the BSI criteria, 23 patients were diagnosed with BSI, while the other 82 patients were diagnosed with non–BSI. Of the 23 patients with BSI, 7 survived, and 16 died

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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