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 244 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	2	2	4
1998	2	0	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	3	0	3
2008	2	3	5
2009	2	1	3
2010	4	2	6
2011	3	0	3
2012	10	2	12
2013	11	3	14
2014	14	1	15
2015	11	4	15
2016	16	3	19
2017	21	2	23
2018	13	1	14
2019	17	3	20
2020	21	4	25
2021	14	0	14
2022	14	1	15
2023	11	0	11
2024	5	4	9

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 Apr 01; 71(4):300-307.

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Raja KM, Plazak M, Rabin J, Shah A, Grabenstein I, Rao A, Bathula A, Stachnick S, Massey HT, Zapata D, Taylor B, Grazioli A. Hypoalbuminemia is a predictor of mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Perfusion. 2025 Jul; 40(5):1193-1201.

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McDermott KM, Moursi M, Tomita S, Rothstein DH. Best Practices for Vessel Management in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulation, Decannulation, and Follow-up: A Narrative Review. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan; 60(1):161961.

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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 Mar 01; 71(3):270-275.

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Maitz T, Shah S, Gupta R, Goel A, Sreenivasan J, Hajra A, Vyas AV, Lavie CJ, Hawwa N, Lanier GM, Kapur NK. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of right ventricular failure: A state of the art review of mechanical support devices. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 Jul-Aug; 85:103-113.

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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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Kwon EG, Anderson JE, DiGeronimo R, Kirk CCJ, Billimoria ZC, Rothstein DH, Stark R, McMullan DM, Brogan TV, Riehle KJ, Rice-Townsend SE. Carotid Artery Patency and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Decannulation in Pediatric Extracorporeal Life Support. J Surg Res. 2024 01; 293:475-481.

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