Low-flow assessment of current ECMO/ECCO2R rotary blood pumps and the potential effect on hemocompatibility

Abstract Background Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) uses an extracorporeal circuit to directly remove carbon dioxide from the blood either in lieu of mechanical ventilation or in combination with it. While the potential benefits of the technology are leading to increasing use, there a...

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Main Authors: Sascha Gross-Hardt, Felix Hesselmann, Jutta Arens, Ulrich Steinseifer, Leen Vercaemst, Wolfram Windisch, Daniel Brodie, Christian Karagiannidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2622-3