Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) refers to specific mechanical devices used
to temporarily support the failing heart and/or lung. Technological advances as well as …

Objective To review the evidence on neurologic complications in adult extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients with regard to incidence, pathophysiology, risk …

Right ventricular (RV) failure is the inability of the RV to maintain sufficient cardiac output in
the setting of adequate preload, due to either intrinsic injury to the RV or increased afterload …

Background Acute cerebral complications (ACC) of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (VA-ECMO) are associated with poor long-term neurologic outcome. We …

OBJECTIVES: This review aims to: 1) identify the key circuit and patient factors affecting
systemic oxygenation, 2) summarize the literature reporting the association between …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life-saving technique for patients with
severe respiratory and cardiac diseases, is being increasingly utilized worldwide …

Objective To determine whether there is racial/ethnical discrepancy between pulse oximetry
(SpO 2) and oxygen saturation (SaO 2) in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane …

Background: Regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rScO2) measured by near-infrared
spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to monitor brain oxygenation in extracorporeal membrane …

Background: Low pulse pressure (PP) in venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a marker of cardiac dysfunction and has been associated with …

Extracorporeal life support treatments such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) have been recommended for the treatment of severe acute respiratory distress …