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Ugeskrift for laeger · Sep 2016
Review[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of acute respiratory failure in adults].
- Charles Marinus Pedersen, Reinhold Jensen, and Christian Lindskov.
- charlesmarinus@gmail.com.
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2016 Sep 19; 178 (38).
AbstractExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can support gas exchange independently of mechanical ventilation in patients with severe acute respiratory failure. Veno-venous ECMO is a temporary technique for providing life support by pulmonary dysfunction. ECMO should be considered for patients with respiratory failure when they cannot survive with conventional therapy. ECMO may be used either as a rescue therapy or to prevent ventilator-associated lung injury. Exact criteria for ECMO are not available. Transportation while using ECMO is safe when a team from the management centre provides it.
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