Chinese medical journal
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Chinese medical journal · Sep 2019
Multicenter StudyVenovenous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: a matched cohort study.
Although the use of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been rapidly increasing, the benefit of ECMO in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains unclear. Our objective was to investigate the effect of venovenous ECMO (VV-ECMO) on adult patients with severe ARDS. ⋯ This study showed that ECMO improved the survival of patients with severe ARDS. The duration of mechanical ventilation and the requirement of vasopressors before ECMO might be associated with an increased risk of death.