When mechanical ventilation fails-Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is predominantly being used as a rescue strategy in patients with acute lung failure, suffering from severe oxygenation and/or decarboxylation impairment. Cannulas introduced into the central veins lead blood through a membrane oxygenator in which it is oxygenated via sweep gas (pO2 up to 600 mm Hg) flow, eliminating CO2. According to the largest randomized studies carried out so far, the two most important indications for VV-ECMO are hypoxic respiratory failure (paO2 < 80 mm Hg for more than 6 h) and refractory hypercapnia (pH < 7.25 und pCO2 > 60 mm Hg with a breathing frequency of >30/min) despite optimal protective mechanical ventilation settings (ARDS, Δp < 14 mbar, plateau pressure < 30 mbar, tidal volume VT < 6 ml/kg idealized body weight). Relative contraindications are life-limiting comorbidities and terminal pulmonary diseases that cannot be treated by lung transplantation. Advanced patient age is not regarded as an absolute contraindication, though it highly impacts ARDS survival rates, especially for pneumonia associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The most frequent complications of VV-ECMO include bleeding, thrombus formation and rare cases of cannula-associated infections. Its use in nonintubated patients (awake ECMO) is possible in specific cases and has proven valuable as a bridge to lung transplant approach. Some ECMO centers offer cannulation of a patient at primary care hospitals, facilitating subsequent transport to the center (ECMO transport). The COVID-19 pandemic not only caused the number of VV-ECMO runs to skyrocket but has also drawn public attention to this extracorporeal procedure. Strict quality control to improve vvECMO outcomes according to the German hospital reform is urgently needed, especially so since the technique has a high demand in resources and bears significant risks when performed by untrained personnel.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany) - 64(2023), 10 vom: 18. Okt., Seite 922-931

Sprache:

Deutsch

Weiterer Titel:

Wenn maschinelle Beatmung nicht mehr ausreicht – venovenöse extrakorporale Membranoxygenierung

Beteiligte Personen:

Mang, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Karagiannidis, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Lepper, Philipp M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Bridge to transplant
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
English Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation/quality control
Journal Article
Respiratory insufficiency
Review

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Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 23.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00108-023-01586-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362184445