Echocardiography in extracorporeal life support: A key player in procedural guidance, tailoring and monitoring
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article
- Keywords
- acute heart failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cardiogenic shock, cardiovascular computer simulation, echocardiography, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), left ventricular unloading, ultrasound, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO), veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO),
- MeSH
- Echocardiography methods MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation methods MeSH
- Life Support Care methods MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a mainstay of current practice in severe respiratory, circulatory or cardiac failure refractory to conventional management. The inherent complexity of different ECLS modes and their influence on the native pulmonary and cardiovascular system require patient-specific tailoring to optimize outcome. Echocardiography plays a key role throughout the ECLS care, including patient selection, adequate placement of cannulas, monitoring, weaning and follow-up after decannulation. For this purpose, echocardiographers require specific ECLS-related knowledge and skills, which are outlined here.
ECMO Department Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
School of Technology and Health Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm Sweden
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