Advances in Extra-corporeal Perfusion Therapies

• Other Authors: Firstenberg, Michael S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2019
• Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; heart failure, ecmo, cardiogenic shock, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, mechanical circulatory support, sepsis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has evolved into an exciting and valuable tool to assist in the management of patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, severe acute respiratory failure, or often a combination of both. While outcomes remain less than ideal, they continue to improve with tea...