The impact of a new therapy that includes pressure-controlled inverse ratio ventilation followed by extracorporeal CO2 removal on the survival of patients with severe ARDS was evaluated in a randomized controlled clinical trial. Computerized protocols generated around-the-clock instructions for management of arterial oxygenation to assure equivalent intensity of care for patients randomized to ...

BACKGROUND Bone defects due to malignant tumor often lead to repeated surgery or amputation. Thus, a major objective in orthopedic surgery is the extracorporeal devitalization of tumor-bearing bone segments following reimplantation. Extracorporeal irradiation or autoclaving are possible methods even though they may cause severe loss of biomechanical and biological properties. Yet previous studi...

BACKGROUND Radiocontrast-induced nephropathy (RCIN) causes acute kidney injury and increases mortality. Studies have examined the capacity of various forms of extracorporeal blood purification therapies for the prevention of RCIN, with conflicting results. We conducted a systematic review of published trials to determine whether periprocedural extracorporeal blood purification prevents RCIN. ...

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or pneumatic ureteroscopic lithotripsy for lower ureteral stones therapy, we sought to identify and summarize randomized controlled trials that were used to treat distal ureteral stone. Methods: Eligible studies were identified from electronic databases. Database search, quality assessment, and data extraction...

Background and Purpose—Extracorporeal rheopheresis is a safe method to optimize hemorheology. Our aim was to determine whether treatment with extracorporeal rheopheresis in patients with acute ischemic hemispheric stroke improves cerebral perfusion as assessed with serial Tc–ethyl-cysteinate-dimer single-photon emission CT (TcECD SPECT). We also investigated how clinical outcome is associated w...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. METHODS This was a double-blinded, single-center, prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. After a 2-week phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor washout period, patients were assessed with Sexual Health Inventory for Men, International Index of Erectile Function...

The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) was formed in 1989 as a group of centers that were actively using extracorporeal life support (ECLS) the management cardiopulmonary failure. Among functions ELSO are enhancing communication, developing guidelines for ECLS, and maintaining registry ECLS cases. In 2021, had 543 domestic international who report data to registry.[1]

Open heart surgery was performed on two groups of dogs under extracorporeal circulation with or without hypothermia to investigate hemodynamic changes during extracorporeal circulation. During hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), arterial O2 tension and postoperative blood pressure were favorably maintained, indicating that hypothermic extracorporeal circulation can be performed for a long...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different surgical variables, such as perfusion duration and number of grafts, on resistance and reactance, in heart surgery patients. METHODS 77 patients submitted to coronary artery bypass were studied. The variable concerning time of extracorporeal circulation was classified in four progressive degrees. Resistance and reactanc...