Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinically and biologically heterogeneous
disorder associated with a variety of disease processes that lead to acute lung injury with …

(1) Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used for
acute respiratory failure with few absolute but many relative contraindications. The provider …

CONCLUSION Understanding the complications of ECMO in this cohort and developing
therapeutic algorithms to aid in optimal patient selection will be critical in the limited …

Background Several aquatic organisms such as loaches have evolved unique intestinal
breathing mechanisms to survive under extensive hypoxia. To date, it is highly controversial …

Extracorporeal circulation (ECC) procedures, such as cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), take over the function of one or more …

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) era began in 1953 with the development of
cardiopulmonary bypass to facilitate open-heart surgery. 1 Past few decades have seen …

With the goal of protecting injured lungs and extrapulmonary organs, venovenous
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has been increasingly adopted as a …

Background Acute lung injury (ALI) is the most common form of inflammatory disease, which
has higher morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. ALI is characterized by alterations in the …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure used to aid respiratory
function in critical patients, involving extracorporeal circulation (ECC) of blood. There is a …

Background/aim: Treatment of severe hypercapnic respiratory failure (HRF) has some
challenges in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute …