Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (definition)

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Definition: 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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See Also Oxygenators, Membrane

Other names Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane; ECMO; Oxygenations, Extracorporeal Membrane; Membrane Oxygenations, Extracorporeal; Membrane Oxygenation, Extracorporeal; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenations

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