Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

ECCO2R common configurations. a Minimally invasive veno-venous ECCO2R system with a single venous vascular access through a double-lumen cannula that can be inserted in the internal jugular or femoral vein. b Pumpless arterio-venous ECCO2R system with the placement of the membrane in the circuit connecting the femoral artery with the contralateral vein. *PaCO2 values are purely indicativ