Extubation and Noninvasive Ventilation of Patients Supported by Extracorporeal Life Support for Cardiogenic Shock: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Cohort Study.
Harry MaguniaAida M GuerreroMarius KellerJohann JacobyChristian SchlensakHelene HaeberleMichael KoeppenMartina Nowak-MachenPeter RosenbergerPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)
Extubation and NIV are feasible in patients who stabilize during ECLS therapy. Further studies need to address whether extubation has the potential to improve patients outcome or if the feasibility to extubate is a surrogate for disease severeness.