Unwittingly, hypoxemia may persist or even supervene after a patient is placed on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane lung oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for refractory hypoxemia. According to Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) guidelines, the threshold for adequate arterial O2 saturation is > 80 – 85%,() while a value > 88% has been considered the threshold in other guidelines.() […]
Unwittingly, hypoxemia may persist or even supervene after a patient is placed on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane lung oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for refractory hypoxemia. According to Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) guidelines, the threshold for adequate arterial O2 saturation is > 80 – 85%,() while a value > 88% has been considered the threshold in other guidelines.() […]