The lung rescue unit-Does a dedicated intensive care unit for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation improve survival to discharge?

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The use of venovenous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) for acute respiratory failure (ARF)/acute respiratory (ARDS) has increased since 2009. Specialized units for patients requiring VV ECMO are not standard and patients are often cohorted with other critically ill patients. The purpose of this study was to report the outcome of adult patients admitted in 2015 to the lung rescue unit, which, to our knowledge, is the first intensive care unit in the United States that has been specifically created to provide care for patients requiring VV ECMO.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Trauma Acute Care Surg

Title: The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 2163-0763

ISSN (Print): 2163-0755

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2017

Volume: 83

Issue: 3

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[1 ] From the Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Program in Trauma, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (J.M., E.E.L., J.V.O., D.M.S., T.M.S.); Peri-operative Service, University of Maryland Medical Center (K.D., R.R.); National Study Center for Trauma and EMS (J.K.), Department of Medicine (A.T., R.P.R., D.L.H.), and Department of Surgery, Division Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Z.N.K., P.S., S.P.).

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Publisher Item ID: 01586154-201709000-00013

DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001524

PubMed ID: 28846578

SO-VID: 5881440f-c3bd-475c-a8a7-6575eb8d8db8

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