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Published on: October 24, 2018
The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in thoracic anesthesia
Edda Tschernko1, Johannes Geilen, Thomas Wasserscheid
1Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, General Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Purpose Of Review:
Circulatory and respiratory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has gained widespread acceptance during high-end thoracic surgery. The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent knowledge and give an outlook for future developments.
Recent Findings:
A personalized approach of ECMO use is state of the art for monitoring during surgery. Personalization is increasingly applied during anesthesia for high-end surgery nowadays. This is reflected in the point of care testing (POCT) for anticoagulation and cardiac function during surgery on ECMO combining specific patient data into tailored algorithms. For optimizing protective ventilation MP (mechanical power) is a promising parameter for the future. These personalized methods incorporating numerous patient data are promising for the improvement of morbidity and mortality in high-end thoracic surgery. However, clinical data supporting improvement are not available to date but can be awaited in the future.
Summary:
Clinical practice during surgery on ECMO is increasingly personalized. The effect of personalization on morbidity and mortality must be examined in the future. Undoubtedly, an increase in knowledge can be expected from this trend towards personalization.
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