title: [ECMO and ARDS-therapy - an update].
abstract: The "Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" (ARDS) is a life threatening disease and is associated with a high mortality, mainly due to multi-organ failure. Invasive mechanical ventilation can worsen multi-organ failure which must be avoided. A tidal volume of 6 ml/kg bodyweight should be the aim. Extracorporeal lung assist devices like ECMO or iLA can contribute to lung-protective mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinika Giessen und Marburg, Standort Marburg. Thorsten.Moeller@med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.forename: Timon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vassiliou
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rolfes
authors.forename: Hinnerk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wulf
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*