RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107527222
T1 Extracorporeal Life Support in the Neonate
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107527222
RD 2024/10/08
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  (Note:  The  term  extracorporeal  membrane  oxygenation  [ECMO]  has  generally  been  replaced  by  ECLS,  reflecting  an  expanded  role  beyond  oxygenation  for  this  technology.)