Overview

This book covers up-to-date knowledge of extracorporeal life support/ membrane oxygenation (ECLS/ECMO), which is performed as one special procedure that takes over the work of the lungs when they are too sick to properly support the body. ECLS has been recognized as one primary rescue strategy when the conventional treatments cannot reverse the process of cardiac dysfunction or respiratory dysfunction. During the recent years, ECLS has also been utilized as the bridge during peioperative organ transplantation, emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and chronic assistant devices such as left ventricular assist device. This book summarizes the major characteristics of technique, current status of implication and topics of development. Physiology and mechanism of ECLS is defined in the initial part of the book. Type and primary characteristics of ECLS, including instrument materials and monitoring methods are further introduced. Methods of cannulation, characteristics of patients and key-point of management during pediatric ECLS are included. ECLS has been recognized as one kind of novel CPR procedures, transport of ECLS, treatment of various complications with preventive strategy are demonstrated. Recent hot topics of ECLS and training perspective are also discussed. 

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Author:   Feilong Hei ,  Yulong Guan ,  Kun Yu
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789811992773

ISBN 10:   9811992770
Pages:   175
Publication Date:   28 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Physiology of Extracorporeal life support.- Equipment and devices of extracorporeal life support.- Type of Extracorporeal life support.- Cannulation and Decannulation of Extracorporeal life support.- Anticoagulation during Extracorporeal life support.- Management of Pediatric Extracorporeal life support.- Management of Adult Extracorporeal life support.- Extracorporeal life support during Cardiac arrest.- Complications during Extracorporeal life support.- Extracorporeal life support Intra-Hospital transport.- Extracorporeal life support during peri-operative transplantation.- Topics of Extracorporeal life support.- Extracorporeal life support training.

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Feilong Hei is dean and professor of Extracorporeal Circulation Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, P.R. China. Yulong Guan is professor of Extracorporeal Circulation Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, P.R. China. Kun Yu is professor of Extracorporeal Circulation Center, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, P.R. China.

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