ECPR or Do Not ECPR —Who and How to Choose

In the past decade, the critical care community witnessed an increased interest and use of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for adult patients with respiratory and heart failure. Although extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been developed for clinical applications since the early 1970s,1 it has not been accepted widely in adult critical care owing to technical difficulties and the absence of strong evidence. In 2009, ECLS emerged as lifesaving technology for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to H1N1 pneumonia.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - February 28, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wolf B. Kratzert, Vadim Gudzenko Tags: Editorial Source Type: research