A review of the clinical value of mechanical ventilators and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) equipment.

ABSTRACT: Acute healthcare providers operate large, diverse medical equipment inventories. Resources for managing these inventories is frequently scarce so must be prioritised such that maximum benefit is conferred per unit of expenditure. This review identifies publications which have discussed the clinical value conferred by mechanical ventilation (MV) and by extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Respectively, mechanical ventilators and ECMO units are necessary to deliver these therapies. Systematic searches for publications which discuss the clinical value conferred by MV and by ECMO were conducted. The identified articles included reviews, prospective studies, retrospective studies, and models. Most presented findings in terms of the cost-effectiveness ratio. The patient populations studi

SUBMITTER: Stell D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11647597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature