The Caribbean Registry of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) From the University Hospital in Martinique
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Cardiogenic Shock, Malignant Arrhythmias, Ischemic or Valvular Heart Failure, Drepanocytosis and Thoracic Syndrome. Basic parameters: up to 90 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The project's main goal is to collect baseline clinical and procedural data as well as to assess clinical outcomes for all patients undergoing VV, VA or VAV ECMO implantation in the French West Indies and Guiana. All patients undergoing ECMO implantation will be prospectively registered.
Detailed description
In the Caribbean region, access to advanced cardiac interventions faces difficulties owing to unequal distribution of health care resources, medical shortages and distance between health care centers in various islands.
At the University Hospital of Martinique (UHM) in Fort de France, a mobile ECMO team is available 24h a day, 7 days a week, for cardiopulmonary mechanical support in the French Overseas Territories and neighboring islands.
Implantation of veno-venous or veno-arterial (VV or VA) ECMO can be performed at the UHM or at remote hospitals. Some patients on VA-ECMO are transfered by airflight to the UHM and/or to French mainland whenever cardiac transplantation is indicated.
Since 2010, the ECMO-UHM database is a prospective event-driven registry housed and updated by the HeartTeam (perfusionnists, emergency and ICU physicians, cardiac surgeons, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, cardiologists).
Primary outcome measures
- Mortality at 30 days [Time frame: from canula implantation to 30 days afterwards]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Number of participants with major adverse events [Time frame: From canula implantation to up to 6 months after ECMO implantation]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All consecutive patients implanted with a veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device by the HeartTeam from the University Hospital of Martinique (UHM) from January 2010
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with incomplete data (primary endpoint and less than 80% secondary study outcomes)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Serpa Neto A, Higgins AM, Bailey MJ, Anderson S, Bernard S, Fulcher BJ, Jones A, Linke NJ, Board JV, Brodie D, Buhr H, Burrell AJC, Cooper DJ, Fan E, Fraser JF, Gattas DJ, Hopper IK, Huckson S, Litton E, McGuinness SP, Nair P, Orford N, Parke RL, Pellegrino VA, Pilcher DV, Dicker C, Reddi BAJ, Stub D, Trapani TV, Udy AA, Hodgson CL; EXCEL Study Investigators on behalf of the International ECMO Net PMID 40298907
- Ling RR, Chen Y, Low CJW, Agerstrand C, Jung JS, Lim SL, Lorusso R, Mueller T, Okada Y, Tonna JE, Shekar K, Brodie D, MacLaren G, Ramanathan K. Left ventricular unloading during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a target trial emulation of the ELSO registry. Crit Care. 2025 May 8;29(1):186. doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05345-3. PMID 40340843
- Grazioli A, Plazak M, Willsey K, Rabin J, Rector RP, Belyayev L, Lankford AS, Scalea TM, Shah A, Taylor BS, Gladwin MT. Outcomes and survival prediction in adults with sickle cell disease treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Blood Adv. 2025 Oct 14;9(19):4881-4890. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025016368. PMID 40644625
- Labrada L, Alarfaj M, Tran L, Granger H, Hernandez A, Hu J, Baker J, Grandin EW, Delgado AA, Katz JN, Miller PE, Alviar CL, Osborn E, Bacchetta MD, Lindenfeld J, Shah Z, Rali AS. Optimal ECLS Support in Mixed Cardiogenic and Septic Shock: An ELSO Registry Analysis. JACC Adv. 2025 Oct;4(10 Pt 1):101965. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101965. Epub 2025 Jul 23. PMID 40704940
- Wang L, Wang K, Wang Y, Yang F, Li C, Hao X, Du Z, Rycus PT, Tonna JE, Fan E, Wang H, Hou X. A simple VA-ECMO bundle in adult patients with cardiogenic shock: an analysis of ELSO registry. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Aug 7;87:103423. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103423. eCollection 2025 Sep. PMID 40823501
- Baldetti L, Pontillo D, Capoccia M, Kowalewski M, Tonna JE, Broman M, Conrad SA, Swol J, Scandroglio AM, Brewer JM, Maybauer MO, Lorusso R. Venopulmonary extracorporeal life support: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Apr;45(4):621-633. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.12.024. Epub 2026 Jan 6. PMID 41506589
- Moynihan KM, Sharma M, Mehta A, Lillie J, Ziegenfuss M, Festa M, Chan T, Thiagarajan R. Race-Conscious Research Using Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Data: A Narrative Review. ASAIO J. 2024 Sep 1;70(9):721-733. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002206. Epub 2024 Apr 18. PMID 38648078
- Remy T, Jegard J, Chenouard A, Maminirina P, Liet JM, Couec ML, Joram N, Bourgoin P. Characteristics and outcomes of children and young adults with sickle cell disease supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): An updated analysis of the ELSO registry. Artif Organs. 2025 Mar;49(3):508-515. doi: 10.1111/aor.14880. Epub 2024 Oct 3. PMID 39360897
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07351435 · 18-11-2025 CHUM CVT