Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) has been classically
employed as a rescue therapy for patients with respiratory failure not treatable with …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving technology in critically ill
patients who present with cardiac/pulmonary/combined cardiopulmonary failure. These …

Background: The amount of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal may influence
respiratory drive in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients undergoing …

Background: We evaluate the clinical feasibility of spontaneous breathing on extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation and the interactions between artificial and native lungs in patients …

In acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) and acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) patients, spontaneous breathing is associated with multiple physiologic benefits: it …

Dear Editor, Early switch of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
from controlled to spontaneous ventilation (ie after the first 48 h) might prevent decline of …

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) has started to be applied
in awake spontaneously breathing patients as an alternative to invasive mechanical …

Patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) is a life-threatening condition arising from excessive
respiratory effort and work of breathing in patients with lung injury. The pathophysiology of P …

Rationale: Early post injury mitigation strategies in ARDS are in short supply. Treatments
with allogeneic stromal cells are administered after ARDS develops, require specialized …

The Berlin definition criteria applied at positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) 5 cm H 2 O
reasonably predict lung edema and recruitabilty. To maintain viable gas exchange, the …