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 |
| 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 | 9 | 23 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2018 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | 25 | 1 | 26 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in Profiles.
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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 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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Clinical outcomes of cardiogenic shock patients supported with VA-ECMO: Insights from the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec; 44(12):1958-1971.
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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.
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Personalizing Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiogenic Shock: A Review and Comparison of Current Devices. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Aug; 106(2):1446-1458.
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A single center experience and outcomes with central and peripheral cannulations for paediatric extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2025 Sep; 214:110678.
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Multi-institutional outcomes of Impella use in pediatric patients: A brief communication from the ACTION Network. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Oct; 44(10):1668-1671.