Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) is the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the bloodstream in people who have elevated levels of carbon dioxide as a result of respiratory failure.
The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal is currently considered experimental, but it has been studied in a number of situations, specifically severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in adult respiratory distress syndrome where conventional mechanical ventilation would cause excessive lung damage.
It requires the insertion of a tube similar to a dialysis catheter into a large vein. Blood is pumped through a machine where the carbon dioxide is filtered out.
References
- ^ Morelli, Andrea; Del Sorbo, Lorenzo; Pesenti, Antonio; Ranieri, V. Marco; Fan, Eddy (28 January 2017). "Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) in patients with acute respiratory failure". Intensive Care Medicine. 43 (4): 519–530. doi:10.1007/s00134-016-4673-0. PMID 28132075.
- Pisani, L; Corcione, N; Nava, S (February 2016). "Management of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure". Current Opinion in Critical Care. 22 (1): 45–52. doi:10.1097/MCC.0000000000000269. PMID 26627537.
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