First-year experience of a Brazilian tertiary medical center in supporting severely ill patients using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

First-year experience of a Brazilian tertiary medical center in supporting severely ill patients using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this manuscript is to describe the first year of our experience using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. METHODS: Ten patients with severe refractory hypoxemia, two with associated severe cardiovascular failure, were supported using venous-venous extracorporeal membr...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Park, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Pedro Vitale Mendes, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Marcelo Brito Passos Amato, Guilherme Paula Pinto Schettino, Mauro Tucci, Alexandre Toledo Maciel, Leandro Utino Taniguchi, Edzangela Vasconcelos Santos Barbosa, Raquel Oliveira Nardi, Michelle de Nardi Ignácio, Cláudio Cerqueira Machtans, Wellington Alves Neves, Adriana Sayuri Hirota, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2012-10-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Respiratory Failure
Mechanical Ventilation
Patient Care Team
Intensive Care Unit
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