Predictors and outcomes associated with right ventricular function in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Introduction: Right ventricular dysfunction is associated with mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but information in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) settings is limited. Study objectives were to examine factors associated with right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction (RVSD) and RV dilation in ECMO patients with ARDS, to compare outcomes in those with and without RVSD and RV dilation defined by qualitative and quantitative parameters, and to describe RVSD evolution during ECMO.

Methods: Retrospective observational study of adult ARDS patients supported with ECMO at a tertiary care hospital.

ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Autism STAT: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Community-Based Primary Care Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Objective: Children can be reliably diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by a highly trained clinician as early as 12 to 24 months of age, but recent estimates indicate that the average age of diagnosis is 4.4 years. We hypothesized that trained primary care physicians and practitioners can reliably and accurately diagnose children 14 to 48 months with unambiguous symptoms of ASD.