Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; and CARDIAC FAILURE.
Year introduced: 1989
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Tree Number(s): E02.880.301, E04.292.451
MeSH Unique ID: D015199
Entry Terms:
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenations
- Membrane Oxygenation, Extracorporeal
- ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Extracorporeal Life Support
- Extracorporeal Life Supports
- Life Support, Extracorporeal
- ECMO Treatment
- ECMO Treatments
- Treatment, ECMO
- ECLS Treatment
- ECLS Treatments
- Treatment, ECLS
- Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane
- Venoarterial ECMO
- ECMO, Venoarterial
- Venoarterial ECMOs
- Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Venovenous ECMO
- ECMO, Venovenous
- Venovenous ECMOs
- Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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