Open AccessInterhospital transfer of seriously sick ARDS patients using veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Concept of an ECMO transport team
Author(s) -
Christoph Starck,
Peter Hasenclever,
Volkmar Falk,
Markus Wilhelm
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.109420
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , ards , acute respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , extracorporeal , refractory (planetary science) , surgery , lung , physics , astrobiology
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy constitutes the last option for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) refractory to conservative treatment. Since primary care centers are unable to provide this therapy, such patients need a transfer to a tertiary care center, which may be life-threatening without extracorporeal support.