Secondary ARDS Following Acute Pancreatitis: Is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Feasible or Futile?
Mathias SchmandtTim R GlowkaStefan KreyerThomas MudersStefan MuensterNils Ulrich TheuerkaufJörg C KalffChristian PutensenJens-Christian ScheweStefan Felix EhrentrautPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
ECLS can be performed as a rescue therapy in patients with pancreatitis and secondary ARDS, but nevertheless mortality remains still high. Thus, this last-resort therapy may be best suited for patients with fewer pre-existing comorbidities and no other organ failure.