Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Part 2-pediatric patients.

ABSTRACT: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is established therapy for short-term circulatory support for children with life-treating cardiorespiratory dysfunction. In children with congenital heart disease (CHD), ECMO is commonly used to support patients with post-cardiotomy shock or complications including intractable arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, and acute respiratory failure. Cannulation configurations include central, when the right atrium and aorta are utilized in patients with recent sternotomy, or peripheral, when cannulation of the neck or femoral vessels are used in non-operative patients. ECMO can be used to support any form of cardiac disease, including univentricular palliated circulation. Although veno-arterial ECMO is commonly used to support children with CHD, v

SUBMITTER: Lorusso R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987375 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature