title: Critical care challenges in the adult ECMO patient.
abstract: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) represents an alternative method of pulmonary support for the critically ill patient with severe respiratory distress. It is commonly used in the neonatal and pediatric populations and is being used with increasing frequency in adults. Although ECMO is not new to the intensive care unit setting, it is usually considered a last resort measure in the adult population. ECMO may save a life and present an awarding challenge to the intensive care unit nurse.
authors.affiliation: Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ankney
authors.forename: Joel B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.forename: Kristin B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Highland
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed