Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) has known a growing interest over the last decades with promising …

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a rescue treatment for
patients with severe pulmonary and/or cardiac dysfunction, is increasingly being used …

Conventionally, a substantial number of patients with acute respiratory failure require
mechanical ventilation (MV) to avert catastrophe of hypoxemia and hypercapnia. However …

Abstract Background Intraoperative Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is
increasingly being applied as life-support for lung transplantation patients. However, factors …

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the nosocomial infection factors in post–cardiac
surgery extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) supportive treatment (pCS-ECMO) …

Background The ageing population and the expected increase in the number of elderly
patients make an evidence-based assessment of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation …

We examined and compared the clinical characteristics of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) patients who received and did not receive extracorporeal membrane …

Methods Data of 39 patients with severe ARDS managed with ECMO in two tertiary centers
between 2012 and 2018 were retrospectively studied. Results The mean age of the patient …

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an external medical device to treat critically ill patients
with cardiovascular and respiratory failure. In a nutshell, ECLS is only a “bridging” …

Comment on: Hilder M, Herbstreit F, Adamzik M, et al. Comparison of mortality prediction
models in acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing extracorporeal membrane …