ECMO survivors' quality of life and needs after discharge: A descriptive, comparative cross-sectional pilot study.

Objectives: To describe gender differences in health-related quality of life and characterise discharged patients' perceptions of follow-up needs after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Research Methodology/design: A descriptive, comparative cross-sectional pilot design was used. Adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation discharged between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2018 participated in telephone interviews.