Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation

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Prevalence and Survival of Prolonged Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry

Population

Adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) support. The study analyzed data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry, encompassing 13,681 patients between January 2012 and December 2022.

Intervention

Prolonged VV ECMO support, defined as support for ≥ 21 days and further subdivided into support for ≥ 50 days and ≥ 120 days.

Comparison