The Use of ECMO in Acute Respiratory Failure: Analysis of Advantages, Clinical Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes in Critically III Patients

Authors

  • Lisset Alexandra Manzano Gallegos
  • Oswaldo Sócrates Castro Romero
  • Juliana Karina Zapa Cedeño
  • María José Zambrano Vanegas
  • Lady Yackeline Azua Sandoya
  • Mauricio Antonio Villarroel Guevara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52783/jns.v14.2219

Keywords:

ECMO, acute respiratory failure, clinical challenges, critical patients

Abstract

A systematic review was conducted on the production and publication of studies related to the use of ECMO, acute respiratory failure, clinical challenges, and the management of critically ill patients, covering the period from 2020 to 2023 and using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) approach. The objective of this analysis was to identify the main characteristics of the publications registered in the Scopus and WoS databases, as well as to evaluate their contribution to the study of the variables raised. In a first phase, a total of 61 publications were identified. Subsequently, the search was refined by introducing keywords on both platforms, such as digital strategies, ICT, education and Latin America, which allowed the sample to be reduced to 24 documents, after the exclusion of duplicates and those that did not meet the inclusion criteria. Among the most relevant findings, it is highlighted that the use of ECMO in the management of acute respiratory failure has proven to be fundamental, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, where it has been crucial to improve the survival of critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Published

2025-03-17

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Manzano Gallegos LA, Castro Romero OS, Zapa Cedeño JK, Zambrano Vanegas MJ, Azua Sandoya LY, Villarroel Guevara MA. The Use of ECMO in Acute Respiratory Failure: Analysis of Advantages, Clinical Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes in Critically III Patients. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Mar.17 [cited 2025Oct.8];14(6S):156-6. Available from: https://jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/2219