Insight into ECMO, mortality and ARDS: a nationwide analysis of 45,647 ECMO runs

Abstract Background Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has become an integral part of modern intensive therapy. The choice of support mode depends largely on the indication. Patients with respiratory failure are predominantly treated with a venovenous (VV) approach. We hypothesized that mortality in...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Friedrichson, Haitham Mutlak, Kai Zacharowski, Florian Piekarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
OPS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03463-2