Of course, if you have any questions or concerns, please discuss them with the ICU nurses and doctors. All Intensive Care interventions and procedures carry a degree of potential risk even when performed by skilled and experienced staff. Please discuss these issues with the medical and nursing st...
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Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020;8:P475–81. Article Google Scholar Alshahrani M, Sindi A, Alshamsi F, Al-Omari A, El Tahan M, Alahmadi B, ...
Of course, after these three steps, all measures to stabilize the patient (CPR, transfusion, setting up a new ECMO) must be taken. 5.7.3 Pump Failure Pump failure is like decannulation a life-threatening emergency. Actions to be taken: Clamp the cannulas. Turn the RPM speed down to ...
LONG-TIME SURVIVAL AND CLINICAL COURSE AFTER SINGLE LUNG TRANSPLANTATION FOR INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE The international experience with resection of advanced thoracic malignancies performed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is limited. We examined our results to assess the risks and ben...
Conclusion The inflammatory profile of ECMO does not change significantly over the early course of illness when accounting for transfusion. However, the decrease in IL‐12p70 specifically at day 3 of ECMO may indicate adsorption of specific inflammatory markers by the oxygenator although the clinical ...
Percutaneous arterial catheterization should not be performed if the course and anatomical location of the vessels cannot be distinguished by ultrasound. Continuous near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) reduces the incidence of distal limb ischaemia and can be applied to patients at higher risk (female sex...
Tracheostomy was performed on ventilator Day 17 given the anticipated prolonged course of MV. Due to continuing decompensation, he was cannulated to VV ECMO percutaneously under ultrasound guidance with a 32 French right internal jugular Dual‐Lumen Crescent Cannula by the pulmonary critical care ECMO...
In Germany, some hospitals were at times seriously burdened during the course of the pandemic. Intensive care units in particular experienced a shortage of resources, which may have led to a restriction of services and a stricter indication setting for resource- intensive measures such as ...
However, individual responses to the prone position may vary from one patient to another or even in the same patient at two different time points of his/her course in the ICU. Effects on respiratory mechanics and ventilation–perfusion ratio Normally, the prone position decreases chest wall compli...