Journal Club
Li X, Scales DC, Kavanagh BP. Unproven and expensive before proven and cheap: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;8:991-993. PMID: 30907112
Combes A, Hajage D, Capellier G, Demoule A, Lavoue S, Guervilly C, Da Silva D, Zafrani L, Tirot P, Veber B, Maury E, Levy B, Cohen Y, Richard C, Kalfon P, Bouadma L, Mehdaoui H, Bedunea G, Lebreton G, Brochard L, Ferguson ND, Fan E, Slutsky AS, Brodie D, and Mercat A. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2018:378:1965-75. PMID: 29791822
Peek GJ, Mugford M, Tiruvoipati T, Wilson A, Allen E, Thalanany MM, Hibbert CL, Truesdale A, Clemens F, Cooper N, Firmin RK, Elbourne D. Efficacy and economic assessment of conventional ventilatory support versus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure (CESAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2009;374:1351-63. PMID 19762075