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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Extracorporeal Circulation > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Therapeutics > Respiratory Therapy > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; and CARDIAC FAILURE.

Entry terms

  • ECLS Treatment
  • ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • ECMO Treatment
  • Extracorporeal Life Support
  • Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane

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