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Descriptor English:   Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 
Descriptor Spanish:   oxigenación por membrana extracorpórea 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea 
Synonyms English:   ECLS Treatment
ECLS Treatments
ECMO Treatment
ECMO Treatments
Extracorporeal Life Support
Extracorporeal Life Supports
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenations
Life Support, Extracorporeal
Life Supports, Extracorporeal
Membrane Oxygenation, Extracorporeal
Membrane Oxygenations, Extracorporeal
Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane
Oxygenations, Extracorporeal Membrane
Support, Extracorporeal Life
Supports, Extracorporeal Life
Treatment, ECLS
Treatment, ECMO
Treatments, ECLS
Treatments, ECMO  
Tree Number:   E02.880.301
E04.292.451
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Oxygenators, Membrane
 
History Note English:   89 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ED education
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
RH rehabilitation ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   23632 
Unique Identifier:   D015199 

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