Extracorporeal Circulatory Approaches to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Clin Chest Med. 2014 Dec;35(4):765-779
Authors: Abrams D, Brodie D
Abstract
The early history of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for adult patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) evolved slowly over decades, a consequence of extracorporeal technology with high risk and unclear benefit. However, advances in component technology, accumulating evidence, and growing experience in recent years have resulted in a resurgence of interest in ECMO. Extracorporeal support, though currently lacking high-level evidence, has the potential to improve outcomes, including survival, in ARDS. In the near future, novel extracorporeal management strategies may, in fact, lead to a new paradigm in the approach to certain patients with ARDS.
PMID: 25453424 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]