Background: Although acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in patients
receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the incidence and impact of AKI …

Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has evolved considerably over
the past two decades and has been gradually utilized in severe trauma. However, the …

BACKGROUND The use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in the trauma population
remains controversial and has been reported only in small cohort studies. Recent ECLS …

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

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

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Even
when patients survive the initial insult, there is significant morbidity and mortality secondary …

In this review, we discuss common difficulties that clinicians may encounter while managing
patients treated with venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) …

Veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (VA-ECLS) provides circulatory and respiratory
stabilisation in patients with severe refractory cardiogenic shock. Although randomised …

Background Severe trauma can result in cardiorespiratory failure, and when conventional
treatment is ineffective, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can serve as an …

El empleo de sistemas de oxigenación con membrana extracorpórea se ha incrementado
significativamente en los últimos años; ante esta realidad, la Sociedad Española de …