Abstract:IntroductionMortality of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults is still unacceptably high. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) could represent an important treatment option, if complications were reduced by new technical developments.MethodsEfficiency, side effects and outcome of treatment with a new miniaturized device for veno-venous extracorporeal gas transfer were analysed in 60 consecutive patients with life-threatening respiratory failure.ResultsA rapid increase of partial pressure … Show more
“…Three studies using modern ECMO technology in patients with severe ARDS reported lower rates of pRBC transfusion than prior studies [37][38][39]. However, their transfusion rates were considerably higher than our cohort:…”
“…Three studies using modern ECMO technology in patients with severe ARDS reported lower rates of pRBC transfusion than prior studies [37][38][39]. However, their transfusion rates were considerably higher than our cohort:…”
“…ECMO support may also cause frequent, severe and potentially life-threatening complications (Table 2), such as bleeding, infections, intravascular hemolysis, thrombocytopenia or consumption coagulopathy [26,[33][34][35][36].…”
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“…At the same time, carbon dioxide is removed effectively, making it possible to reduce the respiratory minute ventilation of patients' native lungs immediately. With a bloodflow of 2.8 L/min ECMO accounts for more than 50% of oxygen consumption and approximately twothirds of carbon dioxide removal (33). If necessary, ECMO can supply a higher proportion of required oxygen, more than 80%, using a higher bloodflow, although this may be accompanied by more complications.…”
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