Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

"Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.880.301 E04.292.451
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Respiratory Therapy [E02.880]
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation [E02.880.301]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Extracorporeal Circulation [E04.292]
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation [E04.292.451]

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Bar chart showing 142 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	2	2	4
1998	2	0	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	2	3	5
2009	2	1	3
2010	4	1	5
2011	1	0	1
2012	3	0	3
2013	7	2	9
2014	11	1	12
2015	3	2	5
2016	8	3	11
2017	12	2	14
2018	6	1	7
2019	8	3	11
2020	14	2	16
2021	6	0	6
2022	7	1	8
2023	4	0	4
2024	3	3	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation" by people in Profiles.

Schurr JW, Pearson A, Delfiner MS, Brown A, Quinn MF, Karpenshif Y, Ortega-Legaspi J, Parikh A, Cevasco M, Wald JW. Hemodynamic Support With the Impella 5.5 Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Device. ASAIO J. 2025 04 01; 71(4):300-307.

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Pastuszko P, Katz MG, Ravvin S, Hsia TY, Raju GP, Nigam V, Mainwaring RD. Predictors of Neurologic Complications and Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2024 11; 15(6):833-843.

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Bonilla-Ramirez C, Lorts A, Spinner JA, Wright L, Niebler RA, Peng DM, Davies RR, Rosenthal DN, O'Connor MJ. Development and Validation of a Novel Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Risk Stratification Tool: The Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION) Ventricular Assist Device Score. ASAIO J. 2025 03 01; 71(3):270-275.

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Wong RW, Seasely AR, Gongora E, Hoopes CW, Bellot S, McElwee SK, Rusanov V, Wille K, Kaleekal T, Marshall T, Joly JM, Lenneman A, Tallaj J, Pamboukian SV, Sinkey R, Orozco-Hernandez EJ. Strategies and outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use in peripartum patients: a single institution experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2024 Dec; 37(1):2355293.

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Miyamoto T, Pritting CD, Tatum R, Ahmad D, Brailovsky Y, Shah MK, Rajapreyar I, Rame JE, Alvarez RJ, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Tchantchaleishvili V. Characterizing Adaptive Changes and Patient Survival After 2018 Donor Allocation Restructuring: A UNOS Database Analysis. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2024 Jun 01; 23(2):81-88.

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Pastuszko P, Katz MG, Ebel T, Bozek V, Kubin L, Kubin J. Hypoxia-Induced Piglet Model of Cardiac Arrest with Assisted Resuscitation by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Methods Mol Biol. 2024; 2803:227-237.

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Saxena A, Curran J, Ahmad D, Nasher N, Miyamoto T, Brailovsky E, Shah MK, Rajapreyar IN, Rame JE, Loforte A, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Tchantchaleishvili V. Utilization and outcomes of V-AV ECMO: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Artif Organs. 2023 Oct; 47(10):1559-1566.

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Gil LA, Apfeld JC, Gehred A, Walczak AB, Frazier WJ, Seabrook RB, Olutoye OO, Minneci PC. A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes After Carotid Artery Ligation Versus Carotid Artery Reconstruction Following Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Infants and Children. J Surg Res. 2023 11; 291:423-432.

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Altshuler PJ, Preston WA, Pace DJ, Kittle H, Shah AP, Glorioso JM, Maley WR, Frank AM, Ramirez CB, West S, Hasz R, Bodzin AS. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiopulmonary failure in organ donation: Assessing liver transplant outcomes. Liver Transpl. 2023 11 01; 29(11):1151-1160.

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Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2023 03 02; 44(2):419-424.

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