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Table 4 Specific treatment indications, performed interventions, compliance to Rowlands’ algorithm, severity factors, and outcome

From: Malignant pertussis in infants: factors associated with mortality in a multicenter cohort study

Indications according to [21]b

Performed interventions

Compliance to the algorithm

Factors contributing to severity

Outcome

LD

ECLS

Yes/no

If no, criteria for deviation

Urgent LD

2

0

Yes

 

PHT, KF, ARDS, seizures

Survivor

Urgent LD

1

0

No

> 24 h-delayed ECMO

Rapid worsening, ALF, KF, PHT, CPA

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

VA-ECMO

No combined LD

Viral co-infection

Urgent LD

0

0

No

No LD

ALF, KF, ARDS, PHT

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

VV → VA-ECMO

> 24 h-delayed ECMO

Viral co-infection

LD

0

0

No

No LD

Viral co-infection, PHT, ARDS

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

VV → VA-ECMO

> 24 h-delayed ECMO, no combined LD

ECMO complication: limb ischemia

Urgent LD

1

0

Yes

 

None

Survivor

 LD

1

0

Urgent LD

1

0

Yes

 

Seizures

Survivor

LD

1

0

Yes

 

Bacterial superinfection, viral co-infection

Survivor

SIC

0

0

Yes

 

Viral co-infection

Survivor

VA-ECMO + LD

1

VA-ECMO

No

LD on time, but > 24 h-delayed ECMO + LDa

PHT, ARDS, KF, bacterial superinfections

Non-survivor

ECMO complication: circuit thrombosis, extremities ischemia

VA-ECMO

0

VA-ECMO

Yes

 

PHT, KF, bacterial superinfection

Survivor

SIC

0

0

Yes

 

None

Survivor

Urgent LD

0

0

No

No LD

ARDS, KF, CPA

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

0

No ECMOa, no combined LD

Urgent LD

0

0

No

No LD

PHT, seizures

Survivor

Bacterial superinfection

VA-ECMO + LD

0

0

No

No ECMOa, no combined LD

Rapid worsening, ARDS, PHT, KF, bacterial superinfection

Non-survivor

LD

1

0

Yes

 

Bacterial superinfection, ARDS, HTP, KF

Survivor

Urgent LD

0

0

No

No LD

Viral co-infection, seizures

Survivor

Urgent LD

0

0

No

 > 24 h-delayed LD

HTP, KF, ALF, CPA, seizures, viral co-infection

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

VA-ECMO

 > 24 h-delayed ECMOa, no combined LD

ECMO complication: failure of ECMO procedure

SIC

0

0

Yes

 

Bacterial superinfection, seizures, LTE

Survivor

SIC

0

0

Yes

 

None

Survivor

LD

1

0

Yes

 

None

Survivor

VA-ECMO + LD

0

0

No

No VA-ECMOa, no combined LD

Rapid worsening, ARDS, PHT, bacterial superinfection

Non-survivor

Urgent LD

1

0

No

 > 24 h-delayed LD

ARDS, CPA, PHT, KF, ALF, seizures

Non-survivor

 VA-ECMO + LD

0

VA-ECMO

 > 24 h-delayed ECMOa, no combined LD

Bacterial superinfections

Urgent LD

1

0

Yes

 

Bacterial superinfections, ARDS, seizures

Survivor

  1. In case of refractory CRF: ECMO + LF if [WBC > 50], ECMO ± LF if [WBC > 30], and standard respiratory ECMO for all other situations
  2. aECLS not available on site: transfer to another center was required
  3. bIndications refers to Rowlands’ algorithm [21]. In case of responsive CRF: urgent LD if [WBC > 100] or [WBC > 70 + CF + RF] or [WBC > 70 + (CF or RF) + PHT], LD if [WBC > 50 + (cardiac or respiratory deterioration)] and standard intensive care for all other situations
  4. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome; ALF acute liver failure; KF kidney failure; CPA cardiopulmonary arrest; ECLS extracorporeal life support; LD leukodepletion; LTE life-threatening event; PHT pulmonary hypertension; SIC standard intensive care; VA-ECMO veno-arterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; VV-ECMO veno-venous-ECMO