ECMO in the Adult Patient (Core Critical Care)

"Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is developing rapidly, and is now part of the toolkit for the management of all patients with severe respiratory or cardiac failure. Clinicians of all disciplines are in need of a simple manual, easy and fun to read, that will take them through the management of these patients, explaining the principles of safe and successful practice. Part of the Core Critical Care series, this book is an easy-to-read guide for the aspiring ECMO clinician. Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists and all other key members of the team will learn the basics required to better understand the technology and care of the patient. The experienced clinician will enjoy reading through the chapters, which present structured thoughts and knowledge acquired through clinical experience"...Provided by publisher frontmatter CONTENTS NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS ABBREVIATIONS A patient testimony: I survived ECMO 1 A brief history of ECMO 2 An ECMO service 3 The ECMO circuit 4 Monitoring the patient on ECMO 5 Case selection 6 Cannulation and decannulation 7 Coagulation, blood and ECMO 8 Management of the patient on veno-venous ECMO: general principles 9 Management of the patient on veno-arterial ECMO: general principles 10 Patient transfer 11 Liberation from ECMO 12 Specifics of intensive care management for the patient on ECMO 13 Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal or ECCO2R 14 ECMO to support organ donation 15 ECMO registries and research Appendix: The future of ECMO Index