title: A case of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure in a superobese patient.
abstract: After risk assessment, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been achieved in a superobese adult patient as a bridge to recovery of respiratory failure, despite the weight-related difficulties. Early v-v ECMO implantation could be considered to support and to conduct weaning both from sedation and from invasive mechanical ventilation, with the goal to perform physiokinesitherapy during awake ECMO.
authors.affiliation: Second ICU S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 2 Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belliato
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Anestesia e Rianimazione Resident of Università degli Studi di Pavia Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cremascoli
authors.affiliation: Second ICU S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 2 Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliberti
authors.affiliation: Second ICU S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 2 Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche Cardiosurgery of Università degli Studi di Pavia Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Clinico-Chirurgiche, Diagnostiche e Pediatriche Anaesthesiology of Università degli Studi di Pavia Pavia Italy; S.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione 2 Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio Antonio
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Iotti
keywords: Acute distress respiratory syndrome; acute respiratory failure; awake extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; obesity