Rapid Response Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Deployment—Surgical Technique

  • Syed M. Peer
  • , Karthik Ramakrishnan
  • , James R. Wade
  • , Kendal M. Endicott
  • , Richard A. Jonas
  • , Dilip S. Nath

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Abstract

The availability of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the standard of care at most high-acuity congenital heart surgery programs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is also an integral part of managing children with in-hospital cardiac arrest refractory to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation). In this article, we aim to provide a practical guide to initiate rapid ECMO in a nonoperating room setting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)753-757
Number of pages5
JournalWorld Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2016

Keywords

  • ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
  • circulatory assistance
  • intensive care
  • shock (circulatory)

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