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- Title
ECMO cannula-associated infections: interest of cannula swab and subcutaneous needle aspirate samples for prediction of cannula tip culture.
- Authors
Winiszewski, Hadrien; Boyadjian, Charles; Besch, Guillaume; Perrotti, Andrea; Piton, Gaël
- Abstract
Keywords: ECMO; Cannula infection; Diagnosis EN ECMO Cannula infection Diagnosis 1 3 3 07/25/20 20200723 NES 200723 To the Editor, In a recent review published in Intensive Care Medicine, Abrams et al. listed the research agenda of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-associated infections. Culture of cannula swab and subcutaneous needle aspirate were considered as "positive AND fully correspondent" with the cannula tip if it detected all the pathogens of the cannula tip.
- Subjects
EXTRACORPOREAL membrane oxygenation; CARDIOGENIC shock; FORECASTING; NEEDLES &; pins
- Publication
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2197-425X
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1186/s40635-020-00327-x