V-V ECMO for refractory near-fatal asthma: A 12-year single-centre observational study of clinical outcomes and psychological impact.

To review the clinical data of adult patients receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) for near-fatal asthma at a single UK respiratory ECMO centre, including morbidity and mortality follow up. Retrospective single-centre case series (2013-2025). A specialized UK respiratory ECMO centre. 79 adult patients with near-fatal asthma refractory to maximal conventional critical care management including mechanical ventilation. Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. 79 patients (median age 35 years, 53% female and 47% male) were included. Pre-ECMO physiological der