Pilot Study of Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal to Facilitate Extubation and Ambulation in Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Abrams, Darryl C.; Brenner, Keith; Burkart, Kristin M.; Agerstrand, Cara L.; Thomashow, Byron M.; Bacchetta, Matthew; Brodie, Daniel (Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2013)
Keywords: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Airway Extubation; Carbon Dioxide; Disease Progression; Extracorporeal Circulation - methods; Female; Humans; Hypercapnia - etiology; Hypercapnia - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Treatment Outcome; Walking