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The Machines Did It
The Machines Did It
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The talk centers around exploring the impact of machines, specifically ECMO, on immunosuppression in ICU patients. While initially set to focus on nutrition, it instead delves into how machines play a role in these medical outcomes. The speaker discusses the risks of immunosuppression unrelated to ECMO, explores ECMO's role in causing a SERS-like inflammatory response, and compares it to cardiopulmonary bypass. There's emphasis on the challenges of managing infection risk in ECMO patients due to their complex conditions and treatments. Despite ECMO's critical necessity for severely ill patients, the talk stresses the importance of addressing infectious complications and identifies emerging areas for improvement, such as biocompatibility advancements, inflammatory adsorbers, and potential anti-inflammatory applications. The talk underscores the need for careful management and highlights the machines' dual role as lifesaving yet complicating factors in critical care settings.
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One-Hour Concurrent Session | Induced Immunosuppression in the ICU
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2024
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ECMO
immunosuppression
inflammatory response
infection risk
critical care
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