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A case of veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure in a superobese patient

After risk assessment, veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been achieved in a superobese adult patient as a bridge to recovery of respiratory failure, despite the weight‐related difficulties. Early v‐v ECMO implantation could be considered to support and to conduct weaning bot...

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Autores principales: Belliato, Mirko, Cremascoli, Luca, Aliberti, Anna, Pagani, Michele, Pellegrini, Carlo, Iotti, Giorgio Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27980751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.732
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Sumario:After risk assessment, veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been achieved in a superobese adult patient as a bridge to recovery of respiratory failure, despite the weight‐related difficulties. Early v‐v ECMO implantation could be considered to support and to conduct weaning both from sedation and from invasive mechanical ventilation, with the goal to perform physiokinesitherapy during awake ECMO.