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Published on: October 24, 2018
[Role of Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiothoracic Surgery]
Kento Fukumoto1, Masaki Anraku
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporary mode of providing life support by totally/partially augmenting heart and lung function over a few days to weeks. More than 30,000 cases involving ECMO usage in adults have been reported worldwide since the introduction of this unique therapy, and its applications continue to evolve rapidly. In recent times, ECMO plays a key role not only in the domain of critical care in intensive care units, but is also useful in the field of cardiothoracic surgery;it provides cardiopulmonary support intra- and post-operatively, respiratory support for primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation and serves as a bridge to lung transplantation. The purpose of this review is to analyze the indications, modes of application, and complications of ECMO use in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.
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