A review of the fundamental principles and evidence base in the use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in critically Ill adult patients

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-26

  Allen, Steve ^a   Holena, Daniel ^a   McCunn, Maureen ^a   Kohl, Benjamin ^a   Sarani, Babak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; ECMO; extracorporeal life support

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEPARIN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CANNULATION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; LEG ISCHEMIA; OXYGENATOR; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 79251611389     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610384061     Document Type: Article

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