Multiple Choice
A neonate on mechanical ventilation with respiratory distress has a PaO2 of 50 mm Hg, a
of 20 cm H2O and FiO2 of 0.8. Why should the therapist suggest therapies other than ECMO?
A) The FiO2 is not 1.0 yet.
B) Theis not high enough to justify ECMO.
C) The OI does not meet ECMO criteria.
D) The PaO2 is within normal limits.
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