Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Current Use and Evolving Applications

Introduction
1. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly being used for severe forms of respiratory failure.
2. Indications of ECMO have expanded beyond acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) to include bridging therapy for pulmonary hypertensive crises, lung transplantations, and refractory hypoxemic/hypercarbic respiratory failure

Principles and Circuitry

                                                                                                        N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1905-1914