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Annals of Intensive Care
Published in: Annals of Intensive Care 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Bronchial Asthma | Review

Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

Authors: Luis Morales-Quinteros, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Antonio Artigas

Published in: Annals of Intensive Care | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

In the past, the only treatment of acute exacerbations of obstructive diseases with hypercapnic respiratory failure refractory to medical treatment was invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Considerable technical improvements transformed extracorporeal techniques for carbon dioxide removal in an attractive option to avoid worsening respiratory failure and respiratory acidosis, and to potentially prevent or shorten the duration of IMV in patients with exacerbation of COPD and asthma. In this review, we will present a summary of the pathophysiological rationale and evidence of ECCO2R in patients with severe exacerbations of these pathologies.
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Metadata
Title
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Authors
Luis Morales-Quinteros
Lorenzo Del Sorbo
Antonio Artigas
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Intensive Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 2110-5820
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-019-0551-6

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