Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: A clinical review from an international group of experts

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 712-724

  Fan, Eddy ^a,b   Gattinoni, Luciano ^c   Combes, Alain ^d   Schmidt, Matthieu ^d   Peek, Giles ^e   Brodie, Dan ^f   Muller, Thomas ^g   Morelli, Andrea ^h   Ranieri, V Marco ^h   Pesenti, Antonio ^c   Brochard, Laurent ^a,i   Hodgson, Carol ^j   Van Kiersbilck, Cecile ^k   Roch, Antoine ^k   Quintel, Michael ^l   Papazian, Laurent ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^j MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^k AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Critical care; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care units; Respiratory distress syndrome, adult; Respiratory failure; Review; Ventilation, artificial

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANNULATION; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE FAILURE; DOUBLE LUMEN CATHETER; DYING; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE LUMEN TUBE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VENOVENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; INTENSIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 84961839095     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4314-7     Document Type: Review

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