Long-Distance Transportation of Carbon Monoxide–Poisoned Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Seems Possible: A Porcine Feasibility Study
ConclusionIt is possible to cannulate and initiate VA ECMO treatment as airborne en route therapy for cardiac arrest and severe CO intoxication in a porcine model.
Source: Air Medical Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
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