Extracorporeal CO2 removal for COPD exacerbations (VENT-AVOID trial)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a sometimes life-saving technology for acute respiratory or cardiac failure. ECMO remains primarily a rescue or bridging therapy, but as the technology has evolved, potential new applications continue to be tested.

One more recent iteration of ECMO is veno-venous extracorporeal CO₂ removal (ECCO₂R), in which…