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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. 3 No. Suppl. 1, 2008.

Review article

Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) in neonates and children experiences of a multidisciplinary paediatric intensive care unit

IVAN VIDMAR ; University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dept. of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Ljubljana, Slovenia
JANEZ PRIMOZIC ; University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dept. of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Ljubljana, Slovenia
GORAZD KALAN ; University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dept. of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Ljubljana, Slovenia
STEFAN GROSEK ; University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Dept. of Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Abstract

Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation ECMO was applied in 18 patients. All children had deep hypoxia and 80% probability of dying. Average duration of ECMO in newborns was 131 hours, and in older patients 253 hours. Seven patients were discharged from the intensive care unit (late survivors), 5 of them are in perfect somatic and mental condition.

Keywords

extracorporeal membranous oxygenation; neonate; child

Hrčak ID:

20355

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/20355

Publication date:

1.2.2008.

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