#1021Medicine & HealthFront Page19 January 2026
Mortality Multipliers: The Reality of ECMO and Kidney Replacement Therapy
A comprehensive meta-analysis confirms that combining renal support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation nearly doubles mortality risk compared to ECMO alone. Neither recent medical advancements nor the timing of dialysis initiation appears to mitigate this severe outcome gap.
By Sah, Paudel, Shah, Bhattarai, Bhandari, Adhikari, Sah, Mehta, Bhattacharyya, Franco, Guru, Chaudhary
