Abstract Objectives Following cardiac surgery, patients often require ventilatory support during transport to the intensive care unit (ICU). Manual ventilation using a bag valve mask (BVM) is commonly employed; however,..
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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is indicated in patients who are refractory to treatment, those with cardiogenic shock or respiratory failure and those with exacerbations eligible for heart and..
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Disclaimer These guidelines describe useful and safe practice for extracorporeal life support (ECLS, ECMO) but these are not necessarily consensus recommendations. These guidelines are not intended as a standard of..
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Abstract Extracorporeal life support and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are widely used for acute severe refractory cardiac and respiratory failure. An increasing number of patients are treated with ECMO worldwide. This can be attributed to..
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Abstract Inter-facility transport of a critically ill patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) may be necessary for a higher level of care and/or initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)...
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Abstract A team of travel risk management experts from International SOS have completed a complex evacuation and repatriation involving four ICU COVID-19 patients from La Réunion to Paris. Commissioned by..
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Abstract Purpose: To compare characteristics and outcome in children undergoing extracorporeal life support initiated in an extracorporeal life support center or at the patient’s bedside in a local hospital, by..
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required rapid and effective protocol adjustments at every level of healthcare. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is pivotal to COVID-19 treatment..
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