The use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) in acute lung failure has witnessed a notable increase. The PiCCO system is frequently used for advanced hemodynamic monitoring in this cohort. Our study aimed to investigate whether the choice of indicator injection site (jugular vs. femoral) in patients undergoing vv-ECMO therapy affects transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) measurements using the PiCCO
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