Exploring the association of two oxygenators in parallel or in series during respiratory support using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Livia Maria Garcia MelroYuri de Albuquerque Pessoa Dos SantosLuis Carlos Maia Cardozo JúniorBruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro BesenRogério ZigaibDaniel Neves FortePedro Vitale MendesMarcelo ParkPublished in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2023)
Association of oxygenators in parallel or in series during venous-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support provides a modest increase in carbon dioxide partial pressure removal with a slight improvement in oxygenation. The effect of oxygenator associations on extracorporeal circuit pressures is minimal.