Carboxyhemoglobin predicts oxygenator performance and imminent oxygenator change in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Rolf ErlebachAlix BuhlmannRea AndermattBenjamin SeeligerKlaus StahlChristian BodeReto SchuepbachPedro David Wendel-GarciaSascha Davidnull null

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2024)

COHb correlates with oxygenator performance and can be predictive of imminent oxygenator change. Therefore, longitudinal measurements of COHb in clinical routine might be a cheap and more granular candidate for ECMO surveillance that should be further analyzed in a controlled prospective trial design.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
public health
clinical trial
mechanical ventilation
study protocol
clinical practice
phase iii
cross sectional