Neuropsychiatric sequelae following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the intensive care unit

A recent study in health administrative databases [1] found that ECMO increased rates of new mental health diagnosis among critically ill patients in the ICU. Additionally, we evaluated the association between wakeful states of consciousness during ECMO support and neuropsychiatric symptoms.2 Methods 2.1 Population This prospective cohort study included consecutive ICU survivors aged 18–80 years who responded to a neuropsychiatric follow-up questionnaire (response fraction 65%) one year after ICU admission between 2013 and 2021. Despite the single-center experience, and missingness in reported outcomes, this study describes self-reported neuropsychiatric outcomes in the largest group of ECMO supported patients and ICU survivors eligible for ECMO support to date. The high incidences of neuropsychiatric symptoms underscore the need for future studies focusing on these outcomes.Authors' contributions OC, DD, CM, KL and LP contributed to the conceptualization of the study; LP contributed to the collection of patient data; KL contributed to the statistical analysis of the results; LP and KL did the main formal analysis; CM and LP contributed to the original draft writing; all authors contributed to the review and editing of the draft.