title: Extra corporeal carbon dioxide removal: A reliable modality in refractory hypercapnia to prevent invasive ventilation.
abstract: Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is a valid alternative to consider in hypercapnic respiratory failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to avoid invasive ventilation when noninvasive ventilation fails. Here we report a similar case, after obtaining informed consent, where a patient suffering from severe hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD, was selected for ECCO2R and improved remarkably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: Atiharsh Mohan
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Tapas Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; hypercapnia; respiratory failure