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  • Title: Pumpless extracorporeal lung assist using an arterio-venous shunt. Applications and limitations.
    Author: Liebold A, Philipp A, Kaiser M, Merk J, Schmid FX, Birnbaum DE.
    Journal: Minerva Anestesiol; 2002 May; 68(5):387-91. PubMed ID: 12029251.
    Abstract:
    We report the use of a pumpless extracorporeal lung assist (PECLA) in 70 patients with severe pulmonary failure of various causes. The device was used under rescue conditions in patients with preserved cardiac function. By establishing a shunt between femoral artery and vein using the arterio-venous pressure gradient as the driving force for the blood flow through the oxygenator, PECLA proved to be extremely effective in terms of oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal.
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