Improvement in the survival rates of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported respiratory failure patients: a multicenter retrospective study in Korean patients

MS Baek, SM Lee, CR Chung, WH Cho, YJ Cho… - Critical Care, 2019 - Springer
Background Although the utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is
increasing and its technology is evolving, only a few epidemiologic reports have described …

Electroencephalographic features in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

L Peluso, S Rechichi, F Franchi, S Pozzebon… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Background Neurologic injury is one of the most frequent causes of death in patients
undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). As neurological examination is …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation before and after adult liver transplantation: worth the effort?

G Auzinger, C Willars, R Loveridge, A Vercueil, T Best… - Critical Care, 2014 - Springer
Methods A retrospective study in a specialist tertiary referral ICU. Patients supported with VV
or VA ECMO before, during, or after orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) were identified. Results …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult patients with hematologic malignancies and severe acute respiratory failure

P Wohlfarth, R Ullrich, T Staudinger, A Bojic, O Robak… - Critical care, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is the main reason for intensive care unit (ICU)
admissions in patients with hematologic malignancies (HMs). We report the first series of …

Permissive fluid volume in adult patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment

H Kim, JH Paek, JH Song, H Lee, JH Jhee, S Park… - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a cardiorespiratory support
technique for patients with circulatory or pulmonary failure. Frequently, large-volume fluid …

Sequestration of drugs in the circuit may lead to therapeutic failure during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

K Shekar, JA Roberts, CI Mcdonald, S Fisquet… - Critical care, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a supportive therapy, with its
success dependent on effective drug therapy that reverses the pathology and/or normalizes …

Ave, CESAR, morituri te salutant! (Hail, CESAR, those who are about to die salute you!)

DJ Wallace, EB Milbrandt, A Boujoukos - 2010 - Springer
Background Severe acute respiratory failure in adults causes high mortality despite
improvements in ventilation techniques and other treatments (eg, steroids, prone …

Propofol, midazolam, vancomycin and cyclosporine therapeutic drug monitoring in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits primed with whole human blood

F Lemaitre, N Hasni, P Leprince, E Corvol, G Belhabib… - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Introduction As a result of drug sequestration and increased volume of distribution, the
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure might lead to a decrease in drug …

Passive leg raising can predict fluid responsiveness in patients placed on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

PG Guinot, E Zogheib, M Detave, M Moubarak… - Critical Care, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Introduction In ICUs, fluid administration is frequently used to treat hypovolaemia.
Because volume expansion (VE) can worsen acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

In-hospital mortality and successful weaning from venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: analysis of 5,263 patients using a national inpatient database in …

S Aso, H Matsui, K Fushimi, H Yasunaga - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Background The mortality rate of severely ill patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) remains unknown because of differences in patient …