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
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
Publication date:
1.2.2008.
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