“Awake” ECCO2R superseded intubation in a near-fatal asthma attack
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“Awake” ECCO2R superseded intubation in a near-fatal asthma attack
BACKGROUND Near-fatal asthma attacks are life threatening events that often require mechanical ventilation. Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is, beside extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a well-established rescue option whenever ventilation gets to its limits. But there seems to be very rare experience with those techniques in avoiding mechanical ventilation in severe ast...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Intensive Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2052-0492
DOI: 10.1186/s40560-017-0247-7