Fig. 1From: The use of extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal to avoid intubation in patients failing non-invasive ventilation – a cost analysisClinical setup and components of the pumpless, arterio-venous ECCO2R circuit “interventional lung assist” (iLA®, Novalung GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany). The patient has given written consent for publication of this picture. 1 = arterial cannula, 2 = venous cannula, 3 = circuit including membrane for ECCO2R, 4 = sweep gas (O2), 5 = ultrasonic flow-meterBack to article page