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Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
Published on: January 29, 2011
Refractory hypoxaemia on extracorporeal CO2R: Case report and literature review
S Freitas Martín1, J Veganzones Ramos1, S Díaz Carrasco1
1Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is increasingly used in clinical practice as a means of facilitating protective mechanical ventilation and reducing the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In some cases, however, ECCO2R can worsen hypoxaemia due to various pathophysiological mechanisms that need to be taken into consideration. We report a case of refractory hypoxaemia that required interruption of ECCO2R therapy.
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