These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Effects of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on cerebral oxygenation in hypercapnic ARDS.
    Author: Muellenbach RM, Kilgenstein C, Kranke P, Küstermann J, Kredel M, Roewer N, Ernestus RI, Westermaier T.
    Journal: Perfusion; 2014 Mar; 29(2):139-41. PubMed ID: 23887087.
    Abstract:
    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in ARDS patients with hypoxemia and/or severe hypercapnia refractory to conventional treatment strategies. However, it is associated with severe intracranial complications, e.g. ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. The arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2) is one of the main determinants influencing cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. Since CO2 removal is highly effective during ECMO, reduction of CO2 may lead to alterations in cerebral perfusion. We report on the variations of cerebral oxygenation during the initiation period of ECMO treatment in a patient with hypercapnic ARDS, which may partly explain the findings of ischemic and/or hemorrhagic complications in conjunction with ECMO.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]