Mojoli F, Venti A, Pellegrini C, De Ferrari GM, Ferlini M, Zanierato M, Maurelli M, Iotti GA, D’Armini AM, Braschi A Abstract BACKGROUND: Thanks to significant technical improvements, VA-ECMO is increasingly used to reverse circulatory collapse refractory to standard treatments. METHODS: We studied patients who underwent VA-ECMO due to primary cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest […]

Mojoli F, Iotti GA, Currò I, Pozzi M, Via G, Venti A, Braschi A. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To test the effects on mechanical performance of helmet noninvasive ventilation (NIV) of an optimized set-up concerning the ventilator settings, the ventilator circuit and the helmet itself. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In a bench study, helmet NIV was applied to […]