Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pneumocystis Pneumonia: Outcomes in Patients From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

OBJECTIVES:. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) can cause severe hypoxemic respiratory failure in immunocompromised patients. Contemporary outcomes of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) support for PCP are poorly characterized, and existing reports are limited to small case...

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Published in:Critical Care Explorations
Main Authors: Kyle J. Henry, MD, Emily R. Thompson, MS, Kealy Ham, MD, Holenarasipur R. Vikram, MD, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, MD, Georges Khattar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, Andrew H. Limper, MD, Ayan Sen, MD, Bhavesh Patel, MD, Aaron M. Pulsipher, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2026-05-01
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001414