Adult venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure: Current status and future perspectives

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe acute respiratory failure was proposed more than 40 years ago. Despite the publication of the ARDSNet study and adoption of lung protective ventilation, the mortality for acute respiratory failure due to acute respiratory distress syndrome has co...

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Main Authors: Ayan Sen, Hannelisa E Callisen, Cory M Alwardt, Joel S Larson, Amelia A Lowell, Stacy L Libricz, Pritee Tarwade, Bhavesh M Patel, Harish Ramakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2016;volume=19;issue=1;spage=97;epage=111;aulast=Sen