Improvement in the survival rates of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported respiratory failure patients: a multicenter retrospective study in Korean patients

Abstract Background Although the utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasing and its technology is evolving, only a few epidemiologic reports have described the uses and outcomes of ECMO. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in utilization and survival rat...

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Main Authors: Moon Seong Baek, Sang-Min Lee, Chi Ryang Chung, Woo Hyun Cho, Young-Jae Cho, Sunghoon Park, So-My Koo, Jae-Seung Jung, Seung Yong Park, Youjin Chang, Byung Ju Kang, Jung-Hyun Kim, Jin Young Oh, So Hee Park, Jung-Wan Yoo, Yun Su Sim, Sang-Bum Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2293-5