Tags Archives: Acute respiratory failure

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Cannulation Strategies in Adult…

Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) refers to specific mechanical devices used to temporarily support the failing heart and/or lung. Technological advances as well as growing collective knowledge and experience have..

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Postoperative Noninvasive Ventilation Following…

Abstract Postoperative pulmonary complications following cardiac and thoracic surgery are common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Noninvasive ventilation has emerged as a successful and well-validated strategy to treat..

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Dynamic and Hybrid Configurations…

Abstract Dynamic or hybrid configurations for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are needed when patient physiology or clinical conditions change. Dynamic configurations included configurations converting from veno-arterial (V-A) ECMO or veno-venous..

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Dynamic and Hybrid Configurations…

Abstract Dynamic or hybrid configurations for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are needed when patient physiology or clinical conditions change. Dynamic configurations included configurations converting from veno-arterial (V-A) ECMO or veno-venous..

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What Determines the Arterial…

Abstract Rapid reductions in PaCO2 during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are associated with poor neurologic outcomes. Understanding what factors determine PaCO2 may allow a gradual reduction, potentially improving neurologic outcome. A simple..

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for…

Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is utilized in the management of severe respiratory and circulatory failure. Advanced malignancy is a relative contraindication, but the indication for ECMO in the oncologic..

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Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation…

Abstract Objective To estimate the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) compared with conventional mechanical ventilation on outcomes of patients with covid-19 associated respiratory failure. Design Observational study. Setting 30 countries across five..

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Use of CytoSorb in…

This case reports on a 13-year-old girl from Bangladesh, who was admitted to the hospital with incipient renal failure and hypertension. [pdf-embedder url="https://perfusfind.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CoW_29_2022_E_web_compressed.pdf"]

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Physiology of extracorporeal CO2…

Abstract Extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) was introduced in 1977 to control arterial CO2 tension and reduce ven- tilation, thus allowing lung rest in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). Its..

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Age and associated outcomes…

Abstract Purpose: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) can be used to support patients with refractory acute respiratory failure, though guidance on patient selection is lacking. While age is commonly utilized..

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Dynamic and interpretable deep…

Abstract Background Postoperative respiratory failure following cardiac surgery (CS-PRF) remains a critical complication with substantial morbidity and mortality. Current risk prediction models are limited by static assessments and suboptimal accuracy...

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