Survival Through Staged Palliation: Fate of Infants Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After the Norwood Operation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after a Norwood operation can be life-saving but ultimate survival through staged palliation remains suboptimal. The elevated mortality risk for patients supported by ECMO persists after hospital discharge. Both socioeconomic factors and ECMO-related morbidity may contribute to midterm mortality.