Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
"Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2013 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2019 | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| 2021 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 2025 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Conventional Versus Robotic Bypass Graft Surgery. J Surg Res. 2026 Feb; 318:40-51.
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Management of Dialysis for Patients Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Mar 01; 37(3):596-606.
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Nutritional Support Patterns and Outcomes in Pediatric Veno-Venous and Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Retrospective Analysis. Nutrients. 2025 Dec 16; 17(24).
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Tandem Extracorporeal Blood Purification/Support Therapies in Critically Ill Children: A Literature Review. Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 01; 54(1):163-174.
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Outcomes of central versus peripheral arterial cannulation for intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Feb; 45(2):242-250.
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Outcomes in pediatric ECPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest: an ELSO registry analysis. Resuscitation. 2025 Nov; 216:110794.
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Outcomes of Palliative Care in Extracorporeal Life Support: A Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Dec; 70(6):613-626.
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Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with COVID-19 and Pulmonary Hypertension: An ELSO Registry Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jan; 40(1):222-228.
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Dosing Reliability of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ASAIO J. 2025 Sep 01; 71(9):691-700.
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Stabilizing the Unstable: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database of Children Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Before Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Dec; 120(6):1125-1133.