Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult trauma patients with refractory acute cardiopulmonary failure: guideline from the Chinese society of extracorporeal life support 2025.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult trauma patients with refractory acute cardiopulmonary failure suffer from high morbidity and mortality. In the past decade, a growing body of researches has shown survival benefits of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in trauma patients who fail to respond to optimal damage control resuscitation (DCR), and there is an opportunity to formulate clinical practice guidelines to guide clinicians in implementing trauma ECMO at the bedside.

Methods

The Chinese Society of Extracorporeal Life Support (CSECLS) convened a domestic panel of interdisciplinary experts to develop this guideline, adhering to the principles of the World Health Organization (WHO) Manual for Guideline Development and the policy of conflict of interest. Clinical key questions pertainin

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308958 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature