Results from 237 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs with drowned patients: a nationwide retrospective study

Abstract Background Drowning is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and presents with a wide range of symptoms, from simple coughing to cardiac or pulmonary failure. In severe cases, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) should be considered as a rescue therapy. Therefore, we sought to...

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Main Authors: Thomas Jasny, Jan Kloka, Oliver Old, Florian Piekarski, Gösta Lotz, Kai Zacharowski, Benjamin Friedrichson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04580-w