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Neonatal Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

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Update 1988

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 5))

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Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been successfully used to treat acute respiratory failure (ARF) in over 1000 neonates since Dr. Bartlett’s pioneering efforts and his first survivor in 1975 [1]. The key component of ECMO is the ability of oxygen transport across a semi-permeable membrane. The cardiopulmonary bypass concept was developed in the early 1950s. Devices at that time were bubble or disk oxygenators with a direct oxygen-blood interface, resulting in marked hemolysis after a few hours of bypass, precluding their use for long-term problems. With the development of the first membrane oxygenator by Clowes et al. [2] in 1956, prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass became feasible.

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Mercier, J.C., Laborde, F., Beaufils, F. (1988). Neonatal Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_98

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