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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
1Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit.
Pediatric Clinics of North America
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has now evolved into standard therapy for patients unresponsive to conventional ventilatory and pharmacological support. This article presents a clinical review of extracorporeal life support and its application to neonatal and pediatric patients as well as children requiring circulatory support after open heart surgery.