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Abstract
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) indications and usage has strikingly progressed over the last 20 years; it has become essential tool in the care of adults and children with severe cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction refractory to conventional management. In this article we will provide a review of ECMO development, clinical indications, patients' management, options and cannulations techniques, complications, outcomes, and the appropriate strategy of organ management while on ECMO.Entities:
Keywords: Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO); cardiogenic shock; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; respiratory failure
Year: 2015 PMID: 26380745 PMCID: PMC4522501 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.07.17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895