Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of respiratory failure in the newborn

B L Short; M K Miller; K D Anderson

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of respiratory failure in the newborn

Clin Perinatol. 1987 Sep;14(3):737-48.

Authors

B L Short¹, M K Miller, K D Anderson

Affiliation

¹ George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

PMID: 3311547

Abstract

The history of ECMO and the development of its present-day use is discussed. The results of the National ECMO Registry and the first 100 patients at Children's Hospital National Medical Center are presented. Future developments and directions of ECMO are presented.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Extracorporeal Circulation*
Follow-Up Studies
Heparin / adverse effects
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome / therapy
Oxygenators, Membrane*
Pneumonia / therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy*

Substances

Heparin