title: [Surgical interventions in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)].
abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a suitable technique for short-term treatment of resistant respiratory failure with a comparably low mortality rate of 32%. However, pulmonary complications are quite often encountered during ECMO therapy making thoracic interventions necessary. The most frequent of these complications is hemorrhage followed by lung fistula, which remain resistant to conventional therapy. The indication for operative lung resection during ECMO treatment must remain restricted to selected cases, since these procedures have a high morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briegel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hatz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Chirurgische Eingriffe bei extrakorporaler Membranoxygenierung (ECMO).