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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is an invasive and resource intense treatment used to support critically ill patients who have suffered severe cardiac arrest, cardiac failure or respiratory failure (including severe cases of COVID-19). ECMO acts as a mechanical circulatory support temporarily replacing the function of the heart or lungs by oxygenating blood and removing carbon dioxide, allowing time for these organs to recover. Many critically ill patients, including those on ECMO, have an increased risk of bleeding and reduced production/increased destruction of red blood cells (RBCs). This can lead to anaemia (haemoglobin levels <120 g/l), a condition where the body lacks enough healthy RBCs to carry enough oxygen to the body's tissues. Therefore, patients on ECMO frequently require RBC transfusion, with clinicians having to decide if administering an RBC transfusion (with its associated risks) is higher than tolerating complications of anaemia. ROSETTA is a feasibility study that aims to determine the safety and feasibility of randomizing patients on ECMO to a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy (maintain Hb concentration above 70g/L) or to a more liberal transfusion strategy (maintain Hb concentration above 90g/L). Feasibility is defined as the ability to achieve a mean separation of at least 10g/L between the average lowest daily haemoglobin values in the two study groups.


Clinical Trial Description

A recent Cochrane analysis recommended a transfusion strategy that minimises the use of RBC transfusions in critically ill patients (by tolerating anaemia to avoid the adverse effects of an RBC transfusion). However, the analysis acknowledges that the degree of anaemia which can be tolerated by such patients is unknown, especially in patients suffering from conditions that limit oxygen delivery to the organs (like cardiac disease). As a result, the Australian Blood Authority's guidelines recommend an RBC transfusion to a patient at an Hb concentration of less than 70 g/L, while a transfusion at a Hb between 70 and 90 g/L should be based on the need to relieve clinical signs and symptoms of anaemia. However, this range is broad, and many studies in the general critically ill cohort have shown lower transfusion triggers are non-inferior to higher transfusion triggers. No studies have been completed directly evaluating transfusion triggers in the ECMO patient cohort. ECMO patients differ to the general critically ill cohort as they have different physiological requirements, are at higher-risk for poor outcomes, and have an increased requirement for transfusions. Hb is a key driver of oxygen delivery (DO2), and critically ill ECMO patients are more commonly exposed to low DO2 due to low cardiac output and borderline oxygenation. Therefore, studies must be done to evaluate the optimal transfusion trigger/s (as determined by Hb concentration) that optimise mortality and long-term outcomes of ECMO patients. ;


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NCT number NCT05814094
Study type Interventional
Source Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Contact Curtis Hopkins
Phone +61 3 9903 0343
Email anzicrc@monash.edu
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date May 2023
Completion date March 2025

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