Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Abstract In the past, the only treatment of acute exacerbations of obstructive diseases with hypercapnic respiratory failure refractory to medical treatment was invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). Considerable technical improvements transformed extracorporeal techniques for carbon dioxide removal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-07-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-019-0551-6 |