Clinical use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

• Published in: Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 168 - 176
• Main Authors: Ng, G Wy, Yuen, H J, Sin, K C, Leung, A Kh, Au Yeung, K W, Lai, K Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: China Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Carbon dioxide; Efficiency; Equipment Failure - statistics & numerical data; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - adverse effects; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - methods; Heart; Humans; Lungs; Patients; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory failure; Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy; Sepsis; Surgical apparatus & instruments; Veins & arteries; Ventilators; Treatment outcome; Oxygen consumption; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation/methods

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has been used clinically for more than 40 years. The technique provides respiratory and/or circulatory support via venovenous and veno-arterial configurations, respectively. We review the basic physiological principles of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system...