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Optimizing Oxygenation: Prone Positioning for Severe ARDS Patients on ECMO

Originally Published 2 years ago — by JAMA Network

A randomized clinical trial involving 170 patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) undergoing venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) found that prone positioning did not significantly reduce the time to successful weaning from ECMO compared to supine positioning. The study, primarily consisting of COVID-19 patients, showed that successful ECMO weaning occurred in 44% of patients in both the prone ECMO group and the supine ECMO group. There were no significant differences in secondary outcomes such as mortality, ICU and hospital length of stay, and adverse events between the two groups.

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ECMO: A Promising Treatment for Critically Ill Obese Patients

Originally Published 2 years ago — by National Institutes of Health (.gov)

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) does not complicate treatment for severe respiratory failure in adults with obesity. The study found that adults with obesity who received ECMO for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) had lower mortality rates compared to patients without obesity who received ECMO. The findings support the use of ECMO as a potential lifesaving therapy for critically ill patients with obesity and ARDS.

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