title: [ECMO for the patients with severe respiratory failure associated with ARDS due to influenza].
abstract: Although the survival rate of H1N1-related severe respiratory failure following ECMO therapy was high in several countries, the rate in Japan has been low. Efforts should be made to supply suitable equipments, to train the physicians, and to establish transport system for the patient.
authors.affiliation: ICU & CCU, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo 113-8603.
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shinhiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014187:Transportation of Patients