Clinical characterization of membrane oxygenator exhaust capnometry during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
John W Stokes, Whitney D Gannon, Elizabeth Simonds, Ioannis A Ziogas, W Kelly Wu, Yatrik J Patel, Sean A Francois, Caitlin T Demarest, Matthew Bacchetta, Rei Ukita · 2026
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Description
John Stokes and co-authors measured exhaust gas from lung-support machines in this 2026 study. The machines, used when lungs fail, move blood through a membrane that adds oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. A cheap sensor can track that gas at the outlet, but its clinical worth was unclear.
Data came from ten patients at one center, with 233 paired time points. Median support lasted nine days. Faster sweep gas flow strongly lowered the exhaust carbon dioxide level. Blood flow, days of membrane use, and blood carbon dioxide levels linked more weakly. The authors say the work lays ground for trials that define how the sensor should guide care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John W Stokes, Whitney D Gannon, Elizabeth Simonds, Ioannis A Ziogas, W Kelly Wu, Yatrik J Patel, Sean A Francois, Caitlin T Demarest, Matthew Bacchetta, Rei Ukita |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |