TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Extracorporeal Life Support in the Neonate A1 - Gomella, Tricia Lacy A1 - Cunningham, M. Douglas A1 - Eyal, Fabien G. A1 - Tuttle, Deborah J. PY - 2013 T2 - Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e AB - Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provides oxygen (O2) delivery, carbon dioxide (CO2) removal, and cardiac support in patients who have cardiac and/or respiratory failure by draining blood from the right atrium through a cannula with the aid of a pump and then propelling blood through an oxygenator, where gas exchange occurs. From there, it is returned to the patient into the aorta (venoarterial [VA]) or right atrium (venovenous [VV]) (Figures 18–1, 18–2, and 18–3). Uniform guidelines have been established to describe essential equipment, procedures, personnel, and training required for ECLS and can be found in the ECMO Specialist Training Manual published by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. (Note: The term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO] has generally been replaced by ECLS, reflecting an expanded role beyond oxygenation for this technology.) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527222 ER -