Our objective was to describe the outcomes for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) use in adult respiratory failure because of status asthmaticus and to determine whether ECLS use in status asthmaticus is associated with greater survival than other indications for ECLS. This retrospective cohort study used the multicenter, International ECLS Organization Registry. The study population included 1...

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This editorial introduces a four-part series on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that will cover a wide range of related topics in reviews written by internationally renowned experts. The first part of this series will be published in this issue of the European Respiratory Review by GUÉRIN [1] on the role of prone positioning. This will be followed by articles on the topics of: 1) the...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used in Sickle cell disease patients is unclear. We present a case of a 6 years old girl with homozygous hemoglobin SS disease complicated with chest syndrome. Oxygenation was maintained with two days of VA extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and 30 days of VV ECMO.

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on recovery COVID-19 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and factors that support its point. The method used in this research is a literature search from several online databases. results showed ten articles reviewed, was supported by workings itself role perfusion/perfusionist nurses...