title: Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) in polytrauma: what the radiologist needs to know.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to review the spectrum of severe traumatic injuries treatable with ECMO and their imaging features, considerations for cannula placement, and complications that may arise in polytraumatized patients on extracorporeal life support. Recent major advances in miniaturization and biocompatibility of ECMO devices have dramatically increased their safety profile and expanded the application of ECMO to patients with severe polytrauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Trauma and Emergency Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center & R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. daviddreizin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dreizin
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine (Secondary), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Lung Rescue Unit, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menaker
authors.affiliation: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scalea
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: ECMO; MDCT; Polytrauma