RT Book, Section A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy A1 Eyal, Fabien G. A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez SR Print(0) ID 1168356128 T1 Extracorporeal Life Support in the Neonate T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644818 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356128 RD 2024/03/28 AB Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), also referred to as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), provides either direct cardiac/pulmonary support (venoarterial [VA] ECLS) or indirect cardiac/pulmonary support (venovenous [VV] ECLS) by providing oxygen (O2) delivery and carbon dioxide (CO2) removal in neonates with reversible life-threatening respiratory or cardiac disease. While on ECLS, blood is drained from the right atrium through a cannula with the aid of a pump and then propelled through an oxygenator where gas exchange occurs. From there, it is returned to the aorta (VA) or right atrium (VV) (Figure 20–1). Uniform guidelines have been established to describe essential equipment, procedures, personnel, and training required for ECLS and can be found in Extracorporeal Life Support: The ELSO Red Book, 5th Edition, and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECLS) Specialist Training Manual published by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and on the ELSO website.