The Sublingual Microcirculation Throughout Neonatal and Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Treatment: Is It Altered by Systemic Extracorporeal Support?

• Main Authors: Özge Erdem (Author), Jan Willem Kuiper (Author), Joost van Rosmalen (Author), Robert Jan Houmes (Author), Enno D. Wildschut (Author), Can Ince (Author), Dick Tibboel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment alleviates systemic cardiorespiratory failure. However, it is unclear whether ECMO also improves microcirculatory function, as the microcirculation can be disturbed despite normal systemic hemodynamics. We therefore aimed to study the...