ELSO<p>Relationship between pre/post-membrane lung PCO2 gradient in patient on respiratory <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ECLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ECLS</span></a> & MV:<br />💨 in VV <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ECMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ECMO</span></a> or high-flow <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ECCO2R" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ECCO2R</span></a> crude/relative PCO2 gradients across ML linearly associated with CO2 elimination & CO2 clearance<br />💨 PCO2 reduction across ML reflects overall extracorporeal CO2 transfers <br />💨 most of removed CO2 comes from combined CO2 in plasma, generating bicarbonate: managing blood bicarbonate buffers to perform extracorporeal decapnization?<br />🖇️ <a href="https://bit.ly/4aAhCLh" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4aAhCLh</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>