Crit Care Resusc
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Management strategies in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective comparison from five European centres.
To investigate contemporary clinical practice in the management of venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in critically ill patients with bacterial pneumonia. ⋯ There is great diversity in management modalities for ventilator and ECMO settings for patients with bacterial pneumonia. Our study emphasises the lack of clinical consensus in VV ECMO management.