Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used for more than 50 years as
salvage therapy for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional …

Summary Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization still indicate ECMO
for acute severe pulmonary failure potentially reversible and unresponsive to conventional …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) used for respiratory or cardiac support is
frequently considered a rescue therapy when ''conventional''management fails. Although the …

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe acute respiratory
failure (ARF) in adults is growing rapidly given recent advances in technology, even though …

The morbidity and mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome remain to be high. Over
the last 50 years, the clinical management of these patients has undergone vast changes …

Recent advances in technology have spurred the increasing use of extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure …

new and potentially dangerous procedures, ECMO was used in only the most desperate
situations with the result that many of the patients were already irreversibly ill with multiple …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with acute res... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly being used to support adults
with severe forms of respiratory failure. Fueling the explosive growth is a combination of …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique for providing life support for
patients experiencing both pulmonary and cardiac failure by maintaining oxygenation and …