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Therapeutics > Respiratory Therapy > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Extracorporeal Circulation > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Preferred term

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • ECLS Treatment
  • ECLS Treatments
  • ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • ECMO Treatment
  • ECMO Treatments
  • Extracorporeal Life Support
  • Extracorporeal Life Supports
  • Life Support, Extracorporeal
  • Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane
  • Treatment, ECLS
  • Treatment, ECMO

Scope note

  • 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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015199

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