Rapid Response Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Deployment-Surgical Technique.
The availability of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the standard of care at most high-acuity congenital heart surgery programs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is also an integral part of managing children with in-hospital cardiac arrest refractory to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation). In this article, we aim to provide a practical guide to initiate rapid ECMO in a nonoperating room setting.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Syed M
SM
Peer
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Karthik
K
Ramakrishnan
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
James R
JR
Wade
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Kendal M
KM
Endicott
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA.
Richard A
RA
Jonas
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA dnath@childrensnational.org.
Dilip S
DS
Nath
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation); circulatory assistance; intensive care; shock (circulatory)