Markus J Wilhelm, Devdas Thomas Inderbitzin, Diana Reser, Maximilian Halbe, Koen Van Tillburg, Roland Albrecht, Stefan M Müller, Urs Wenger, Marco Maggiorini, Alain Rudiger, Dominique Bettex, Reto Schüpbach, Alberto Weber, Stefano Benussi, Ludwig K Von Segesser, Andreas J Flammer, Francesco Maisano, Frank Ruschitzka
AIMS OF THE STUDY: An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system (ECMO), as a bridge to either recovery, a ventricular assist device (VAD), or heart or lung transplantation, may be the only lifesaving option for critically ill patients suffering from refractory cardiac, respiratory or combined cardiopulmonary failure. As peripheral hospitals may not offer ECMO treatment, tertiary care centres provide specialised ECMO teams for on-site implantation and subsequent patient transfer on ECMO to the tertiary hospital...
April 8, 2019: Swiss Medical Weekly