It was hypothesized that increased cytokine levels may lead to negative outcomes of patients with severe COVID-19. In a single-centre, open-label, randomized, controlled trial conducted at the Freiburg University Medical Center 34 patients with severe COVID-19 requiring ECMO therapy were more…
Tracheostomy is recommended in case of prolonged mechanical ventilation and most patients undergoing venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) will also have an indication for tracheostomy. However, there are several reports describing severe or fatal adverse events related to tracheostomy in more…
In this prospective single-center registry we evaluated the use of cytokine adsorption in critically ill patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. Sepsis but also in non-infectious conditions such as post-cardiac arrest syndrome are associated with severe systemic inflammation. Cytokine more…
