[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in ICU patients suffering from cardiogenic shock, refractory hypoxemia or cardiac arrest]

P B Massion; D Ledoux; S Piret; P Morimont; E Nellessen; R Durieux; M Radermecker; J O Defraigne; J L Canivet; P Damas

[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in ICU patients suffering from cardiogenic shock, refractory hypoxemia or cardiac arrest]

Rev Med Liege. 2010:65 Spec no.:23-8.

[Article in French]

Authors

P B Massion¹, D Ledoux, S Piret, P Morimont, E Nellessen, R Durieux, M Radermecker, J O Defraigne, J L Canivet, P Damas

Affiliation

¹ Service des Soins Intensifs, CHU de Liège, Belgique. paul.massion@chu.ulg.ac.be

PMID: 21302517

Abstract

ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a cardiopulmonary assistance device able to support patients in cardiac arrest, refractory cardiogenic shock or refractory hypoxemia otherwise sentenced to death. Recent technical progresses, early indication decision, bedside multidisciplinary implant, specific complications screening and echocardiographic weaning testing are crucial points to allow success of this exceptional technique.

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Hypoxia / therapy*
Intensive Care Units*
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*