Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of life support that
targets the heart and lungs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory …

The management of the critically ill patients with asthma can be rather challenging.
Potentially devastating complications relating to this presentation include hypoxemia …

To identify the incidence, risk factors and impact on long-term survival of invasive pulmonary
aspergillosis (IPA) and Aspergillus colonisation in patients receiving vv-extracorporeal …

Sedation practice in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is challenging, and
some studies suggest that pharmacokinetics of sedative drugs are altered by the circuitry …

Introduction: Status asthmaticus is a life-threatening condition characterized by progressive
respiratory failure due to asthma that is unresponsive to standard therapeutic measures. We …

Extracorporeal lung assist technology is one of the last options in critical care medicine to
treat patients suffering from severe oxygenation and decarboxylation disorders. Platelet …

Summary Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization still indicate ECMO
for acute severe pulmonary failure potentially reversible and unresponsive to conventional …

Objective To evaluate the hospital survival in patients with severe ARDS managed with
ECMO and low tidal volume ventilation as compared to patients managed with low tidal …

Abstract Purpose Quality of life (QoL) outcomes of patients treated with extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced form of life support
technology whereby venous blood is oxygenated outside of the body and returned to the …