Intensive Care Research - Call for Papers for the Special Issue: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Patients with Acute Refractory Respiratory Failure
Guest Editor:
Prof. Qingyuan Zhan
Aims and scope
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as the supporting method for the rescue of acute refractory respiratory failure patients in recent years. VV-ECMO in adults with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome has been shown to be associated with better outcomes than conventional mechanical ventilation alone. However, due to its invasive nature, ECMO could lead to a number of complications which dramatically worsen the outcome of patients. In addition, evidence on several aspects is insufficient. We welcome original research articles, reviews, case reports, commentaries and secondary analysis on the whole course management of ECMO support for acute refractory respiratory failure patients.
Main topics and quality control
The issue focused on the whole course management of ECMO. Topics are welcome but not limited to the followings:
- Patient selection: who can benefit from ECMO support? Risk factors and predictive model.
- Complication management: how can we reduce the incidence of ECMO-related complications, such as hemorrhage, infection, heparin induced thrombocytopenia and mechanical injury, etc.
- Weaning form ECMO: what is the proper time for decannulation and how could we evaluate that?
- Awake ECMO.
- Prone position in patients supported with ECMO.
- The prognosis of patients supported with ECMO.
Full papers will be subject to a strict review procedure for final selection to this special issue based on the following criteria:
- Quality and originality in theory and methodology of the special issue.
- Relevance to the topic of the special issue.
- Presence of the following statements (if applicable): disclosure of potential conflicts of interest, research involving human participants and/or animals, informed consent.
- We recommend that research articles follow the relevant EQUATOR network reporting guidelines: CONSORT reporting guidelines for randomized trials, STROBE reporting guidelines for observational studies and PRISMA reporting guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Important date
Open date: 24 Mar. 2022
Submit your paper
All papers have to be submitted via the Editorial Manager online submission and peer review system. Instructions will be provided on screen and you will be stepwise guided through the process of uploading all the relevant article details and files associated with your submission. During submission authors should indicate that their manuscript belongs to the special issue “Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Patients with Acute Refractory Respiratory Failure” (this question will appear at “Additional Information” step). All manuscripts must be submitted in English.
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After acceptance
This special issue will be published as a virtual collection that will be accessible at SpringerLink.
Accepted papers will be published online within about 20 days after acceptance, fully citable by DOI (Digital Object Identifier), prior to publication in the issue.
Introduction of the Guest Editor
[Qingyuan Zhan]
Qingyuan Zhan, chief physician of MICU，China-Japan Friendship Hospital, National Center for Respiratory Diseases of China. His major research interests focus on the respiratory support of critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure, including ventilation induced lung injury, ECMO and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. He has published more than 180 peer-reviewed papers.