- Review
Physiological Basis of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal in Respiratory Failure
- Barbara Ficial,
- Francesco Vasques,
- Joe Zhang,
- Stephen Whebell,
- Michael Slattery,
- Tomas Lamas,
- Kathleen Daly,
- Nicola Agnew and
- Luigi Camporota
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for severe respiratory failure has seen an exponential growth in recent years. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) represent two modalities that can provide full or par...