title: Extracorporeal support for severe acute respiratory failure.
abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal CO(2) removal (ECCO(2)R) techniques have increasingly been applied in patients with severe acute lung injury refractory to conventional mechanical ventilatory support. The objectives of this article are to review current concepts of extracorporeal life support techniques (ECMO and ECCO(2)R systems) and provide the rationale for their application in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, and as adjunctive therapy for bridging patients to lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costamagna
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: V Marco
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ranieri
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide