Structured review of post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: part 2 - Pediatric patients

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A 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 nonoperative patients.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - July 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Roberto Lorusso, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Mariusz Kowalewski, Khalid Alenizy, Niels Sluijpers, Maged Makhoul, Daniel Brodie, Mike McMullan, I-Wen Wang, Paolo Meani, Graeme MacLaren, Heidi Dalton, Ryan Barbaro, Xaotong Hou, Nicholas Cavarocchi, Yih-Sharng Che Tags: State of Art Source Type: research