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

Abstract

The incidence of BSI in patients with severe ARDS supported by VV-ECMO was 22%. G^- bacilli was the main pathogen, and most of them were MDR-G^- bacilli (MDR-GNB). Higher Murray score and more blood transfusion may be the independent risk factors for BSI.