Effects of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Initiation on Oxygenation and Pulmonary Opacities

Abstract

There is limited data on the impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on pulmonary physiology and imaging in adult patients. The current study sought to evaluate the serial changes in oxygenation and pulmonary opacities after ECMO initiation.

Keywords

• ecmo
• acute lung injury
• cytokine surge
• refractory hypoxia
• systemic inflammatory response