Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
"Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; and CARDIAC FAILURE.
| Descriptor ID |
D015199
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.880.301 E04.292.451
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| Concept/Terms |
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- ECMO Treatment
- ECMO Treatments
- Treatment, ECMO
- Treatments, ECMO
- Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenations
- Membrane Oxygenation, Extracorporeal
- Membrane Oxygenations, Extracorporeal
- Oxygenations, Extracorporeal Membrane
- Extracorporeal Life Support
- Extracorporeal Life Supports
- Life Support, Extracorporeal
- Life Supports, Extracorporeal
- Support, Extracorporeal Life
- Supports, Extracorporeal Life
- ECLS Treatment
- ECLS Treatments
- Treatment, ECLS
- Treatments, ECLS
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in Profiles.
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Survey of Extracorporeal Life Support Application in Lung Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2025 Feb; 39(2):e70094.
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Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction Is Associated With Reduced Airway Complications After Lung Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2024 Nov; 38(11):e70029.
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Impact of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurological prognosis and survival in adult patients after cardiac arrest: An individual pooled patient data meta-analysis. Resuscitation. 2024 09; 202:110357.
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Three-year outcomes after bridge to transplantation ECMO-pre- and post-2018 UNOS revised heart allocation system. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Nov; 43(11):1838-1845.
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Comparative analysis of oxygenator dysfunction in polymethylpentene oxygenators: A pilot study. Perfusion. 2025 May; 40(4):933-940.
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Atrial Septal Defect Stent Compression During Resuscitation of an Infant With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 Sep; 15(5):677-678.
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Expert Commentary on Rescue ECMO for Isolated Right Ventricular Dysfunction in a Trauma Patient. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Apr; 38(4):1037-1040.
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Rescue ECMO for Isolated Right Ventricular Dysfunction in a Trauma Patient. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Apr; 38(4):1031-1036.
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Outcomes of Extracorporeal Life Support Utilization for Pediatric Patients With COVID-19 Infections. ASAIO J. 2024 02 01; 70(2):146-153.
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Invited Commentary: "Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Difficult Airway-Advocating for a Cautious Approach". J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 12; 37(12):2657-2659.