Mateusz Zawadka Profile picture
MD, PhD Anaesthesia & Intensive Care. POCUS, Lung Ultrasound, Echo, Education

Oct 23, 2022, 20 tweets

40 years of ECMO

What have change is understanding of MV
🫁 Focus on protection

VV ECMO

Indications

Oxygenation and time

Benefits of ECMO in ARDS

🫁 Reducing mechanical ventilation

ECMO allows ultra protective ventilation

Reduction of driving pressure is very important

One cm of driving pressure 16% increase in mortality🤯

Low RR and inflammation

Driving pressure and injury

ECMO in COVID

ECMO and mortality

High volume centers 3x better outcomes

Extracorporeal CO2 removal

What blood flow is best?

REST trial in JAMA
🫁 No difference
ECCO2R Higher risk of ICH 🩸
The study was underpowered

Conclusions

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