European journal of anaesthesiology
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Observational Study
Does permissive hypoxaemia during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cause long-term neurological impairment?: A study in patients with H1N1-induced severe respiratory failure.
The Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation accepts permissive hypoxaemia in adult patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The neurological long-term outcome of this approach has not yet been studied. ⋯ Permissive hypoxaemia during ECMO might not negatively affect long-term cognitive outcome if adequate organ perfusion is maintained.
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Protection against acute skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction and oxidative stress could be a therapeutic target in volume expansion for severely bleeding patients. ⋯ 38.2012.01.031.