Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a technique which involves bypassing the lungs to add oxygen to the blood outside the body. It is being used increasingly to treat respiratory failure in new born children. This is a common problem in premature infants, often leading to severe brain damage and death. The technique can also be used in older children in special cases such as near drowning and in adults in, for instance, cardiac disease. This book provides background information, practical techniques, results, and possible future applications.
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Höhe: 254 mm
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978-0-86542-197-4 (9780865421974)
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An introduction to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; History of the development of extracorporeal circulation; The development of prolonged extracorporeal circulation; Clinical studies of neonatal ECMO; Optimizing conventional respiratory support; Alternative therapies for respiratory failure; Physiology of extracorporeal life support; Interactions of blood and artificial surfaces: in search of 'Heparin-free' cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiac changes during prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO and the brain; Pre-ECMO considerations for neonatal patients; Vascular access for extracorporeal life support; Clinical management of the neonatal ECMO patient; Emergencies during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and their management; Risks of neonatal ECMO; Patient neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal ECMO; Management of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia using ECMO; Venovenous ECMO; Extracorporeal life support in children; Extracorporeal respiratory support in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac disease; ECMO as a tool for physiologic research; The economics of ECMO; Prospects for the future; Appendix 1: Cannula specifications; Appendix 2: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates using the double-lumen catheter.
