BACKGROUND Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) is an
established salvage therapy for severe respiratory failure, and may provide an alternative …

Background The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the trauma
population has been reported to have a mortality benefit in patients with severe refractory …

Objectives The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in managing acute
respiratory distress syndrome had been accepted. Severe lung injury with respiratory failure …

BACKGROUND Respiratory failure is the most common form of organ failure following
traumatic injury. Previously, there have been concerns regarding extracorporeal membrane …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly applied for the
treatment of patients with trauma. Because a common complication of ECMO is bleeding, the …

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used as an “ultima
ratio” strategy in multiple injured patients with severe thoracic trauma. However, systemic …

BACKGROUND The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute
respiratory failure after injury is controversial and poorly described. METHODS We reviewed …

Purpose To report two cases of acute life-threatening traumatic lung injury, who required
temporary extracorporeal veno-venous membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and airlifting to a …

Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has a reported incidence of 34–
43% in ventilated burn patients and is associated with a mortality of 59% in the severe form …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Death to trauma is caused by disastrous injuries on scene, bleeding
shock or acute respiratory failure (ARDS) induced by trauma and massive blood transfusion …