While mechanical ventilation can be life saving, it can also cause its fair share of complications.

Dr Kiran Shekar is an intensivist at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.  He heads a program of research exploring a range of therapies that may minimise these risks, including the subject of today's discussion, Extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCOR)

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