Awake Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Failure

OBJECTIVES:. Implantation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as an alternative to invasive mechanical ventilation, an “awake approach,” may facilitate a lung- and diaphragm-protective ventilatory strategies without the associated harms of endotracheal intubation, positive pressure ven...

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Main Authors: Nawaporn Assanangkornchai, MD, FRCPT, Douglas Slobod, MD, FRCPC, Rayan Qutob, MD, May Tam, CCP, CPC, Jason Shahin, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Gordan Samoukovic, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-07-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000489