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Open Access 01-06-2019 | Hypoxemia | Review

Extracorporeal gas exchange: when to start and how to end?

Authors: L. Gattinoni, F. Vassalli, F. Romitti, F. Vasques, I. Pasticci, E. Duscio, M. Quintel

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2019

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In the last decade, primarily following the H1N1 pandemics [1], the extracorporeal respiratory assist is increasingly used [2, 3]. The acronym “ECMO”, i.e., ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, is, however, somehow misleading as the artificial extracorporeal assist may affect both oxygenation and CO2 removal, as well as the hemodynamics, depending on how it is applied. In this commentary, we will limit our discussion to the respiratory extracorporeal support in veno-venous mode, primarily discussing the aspects, which are usually under-evaluated. …
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Metadata
Title
Extracorporeal gas exchange: when to start and how to end?
Authors
L. Gattinoni
F. Vassalli
F. Romitti
F. Vasques
I. Pasticci
E. Duscio
M. Quintel
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2437-2

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