title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: look out for a retrieval team coming to a hospital near you!
abstract: In 2011 the Department of Health commissioned five hospitals in England to provide extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to adults with severe respiratory failure. This review will explain the principles underlying ECMO, describe the circuitry used and discuss the care of a patient receiving support. We hope that it will be of use should a patient at your hospital be considered a candidate for ECMO.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yusuff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fowles
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Webb
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom