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Echocardiography for adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Authors: Ghislaine Douflé, Andrew Roscoe, Filio Billia, Eddy Fan

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

Venoarterial (VA) and venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is increasingly being used in recent years in the adult population. Owing to the underlying disease precipitating severe respiratory or cardiac failure, echocardiography plays an important role in the management of these patients. Nevertheless, there are currently no guidelines on the use of echocardiography in the setting of ECMO support. This review describes the current state of application of echocardiography for patients supported with both VA and VV ECMO.

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Title: Echocardiography for adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Authors: Ghislaine Douflé
Andrew Roscoe
Filio Billia
Eddy Fan
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1042-2

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