Retrospective immunohistological study of autopsied lungs in patients with acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Conclusions: The lungs of mechanically ventilated AE-IP patients treated with V-V ECMO had decreased fibrosis, endothelial injury, and inflammation. This finding suggests the lung-protective efficacy of adjunctive V-V ECMO therapy. PMID: 31903231 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research