Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

What is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)?

In Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), blood is pumped outside of your body to a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and sends oxygen-filled blood back to tissues in the body.

Symptoms

Bleeding.
Blood clot (thromboembolism)
Infection.
Seizures.
Blood clotting disorder (coagulopathy)
Loss of blood in hands, feet or legs (limb ischemia)
Stroke (part of the brain is damaged by loss of blood or by a blood vessel that bursts)

Complications

Bleeding.
Blood clot (thromboembolism)
Infection.
Seizures.
Blood clotting disorder (coagulopathy)
Loss of blood in hands, feet or legs (limb ischemia)
Stroke (part of the brain is damaged by loss of blood or by a blood vessel that bursts)

Causes

Meconium aspiration in a newborn.
Congenital (present at birth) diaphragmatic hernia.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension.
Sepsis.
Aspiration.
Pneumonia.
Electrolyte disturbance.

Risk factors

Bleeding.
Blood clot (thromboembolism)
Infection.
Seizures.
Blood clotting disorder (coagulopathy)
Loss of blood in hands, feet or legs (limb ischemia)
Stroke (part of the brain is damaged by loss of blood or by a blood vessel that bursts)

Prevention

ECMO is a form of life support for people with life-threatening illness or injury that affects the function of their heart or lungs. ECMO keeps blood moving through the body and keeps blood gasses (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in balance.

How is it diagnosed?

In Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), blood is pumped outside of your body to a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and sends oxygen-filled blood back to tissues in the body.

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How is it treated?

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