Extracorporeal life support in paediatrics
| Autor: | Sosnowski A, David Field, Pearson Ga, J Grant, R K Firmin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Membrane oxygenator business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Respiratory disease Infant medicine.disease Extracorporeal law.invention Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment Outcome Respiratory failure El Niño law Life support Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cardiopulmonary bypass Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Medicine Humans business Intensive care medicine Respiratory Insufficiency Research Article |
| Popis: | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life support technique based on modifications of heart-lung bypass technology. It is used to support severe but potentially reversible pulmonary or cardiopulmonary failure. There is increasing use of the technique for neonates and a return of interest in its use for adults. The number of non-neonatal paediatric patients receiving pulmonary support with ECMO worldwide is, however, small, and survival rates average less than 50%. Initial experience in 15 patients aged 3 months to 5 years with a high survival and low morbidity is reported. |
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