5 patients with severe ARDS complicated with hypercapnia received in vitro carbon dioxide removal therapy / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

To summarize the nursing experience of 5 patients with severe ARDS complicated with hypercapnia who underwent extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal(ECCO2R).Key points of nursing care includedestablishing a rapid emergency response nursing team for ECCO2R;PETCO2 real-time monitoring to grasp the timing of the machine;ensuring continuity of treatment and improving the removal efficiency;respiratory-related monitoring;prevention of complications of blood coagulation and hypothermia;and weaning from extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal.After careful treatment and care,all the 5 patients were successfully removed from ECCO2R treatment.