Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation induces early immune alterations.

Aurélien FrerouMathieu LesouhaitierMurielle GregoireFabrice UhelArnaud GacouinFlorian ReizineCaroline MoreauAurélie LoiratAdel MaamarNicolas NesselerAmedeo AnselmiErwan FlecherJean-Philippe VerhoyeYves Le TulzoMichel CognéMikael RousselKarin TarteJean-Marc Tadié

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2021)

VA-ECMO is associated with early immune changes that may be responsible for innate and adaptive immune alterations that could confer an increased risk of infection.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
immune response
mechanical ventilation