Clinical Characteristics of Respiratory Extracorporeal Life Support in Elderly Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Clinical Characteristics of Respiratory Extracorporeal Life Support in Elderly Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) strategy is proposed to reduce the ventilator-induced lung injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). As ECMO use has increased, a number of studies on prognostic factors have been published. Age is estimated to be an important progno...

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Main Authors: Woo Hyun Cho, Dong Wan Kim, Hye Ju Yeo, Seong Hoon Yoon, Seung Eun Lee, Doo Soo Jeon, Yun Seong Kim, Bong Soo Son, Do Hyung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2014-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
aged
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory distress syndrome, adult
Online Access:http://www.kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2014-29-4-266.pdf

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