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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| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in Profiles.
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Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation at the Time of Death. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Feb; 29(1):e70013.
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Palliative Care and Intensivists' Different Perspectives on Specialist Palliative Care Engagement in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Care. J Palliat Med. 2025 Feb; 28(2):251-256.
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Acute Limb Ischemia in Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) Support: A Ten-Year Single-Center Experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Feb; 111:63-69.
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Definitions of adverse events associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children: results of an international Delphi process from the ECMO-CENTRAL ARC. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2024 Oct; 8(10):773-780.
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Standardized therapies after ECMO program (STEP); a novel approach to pediatric post-ECMO care. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2024 Sep; 56(3):94-100.
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Geospatial Analysis for Prehospital Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Houston, Texas. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2025; 29(2):146-153.
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Resuscitation. 2024 10; 203:110380.
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Pulse Pressure and Acute Brain Injury in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Analysis. ASAIO J. 2025 Feb 01; 71(2):99-108.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pregnancy and peripartum: a focused review. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2024 Nov; 60:104247.
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Outcomes in Children Who Undergo Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Report From the STS-CHSD. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 02; 119(2):413-422.