Erschienen in:
01.05.2015 | What's New in Intensive Care
What’s new in extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for COPD?
verfasst von:
Darryl Abrams, Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque Jr., Daniel Brodie
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2015
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Excerpt
Interest in the use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO
2R) is increasing, owing to advances in the technology of extracorporeal devices and the efficiency of these devices in removing carbon dioxide at blood flow rates significantly lower than what is required for extracorporeal oxygenation. Because lower blood flow targets allow for the use of smaller cannulae, ECCO
2R may have a more favorable risk profile than traditional ECMO cannulation strategies [
1,
2]. …