Late recovery from total lung injury after ECMO support

Publication date: Available online 21 December 2018Source: The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care MedicineAuthor(s): Robert H. BartlettAbstractECMO supports life in the total absence of lung function. Some patients with apparently irreversible lung injury recover completely after months of ECMO support. New research is intended to determine why this occurs, how often it occurs, and how to predict and initiate lung recovery. This is a new era in lung regenerative biology.
Source: The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - Category: Intensive Care Source Type: research