Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Dec 2022
ReviewComplications Associated With Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-What Can Go Wrong?
Despite increasing use and promising outcomes, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) introduces the risk of a number of complications across the spectrum of ECMO care. This narrative review describes the variety of short- and long-term complications that can occur during treatment with ECMO and how patient selection and management decisions may influence the risk of these complications. ⋯ V-V ECMO is associated with a number of complications. ECMO selection, timing of initiation, and management decisions impact the presence and severity of these potential harms.