title: Extracorporeal life support - systems, indications, and limitations.
abstract: Extracorporeal life support is becoming increasingly popular with the miniaturization of the devices necessary for cardiac and pulmonary support. In the present report, the current systems, indications for placement and limitations are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. christof.schmid@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hilker
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010107:Oxygenators, Membrane; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome