Successful Establishment of the First Neonatal Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program in the Middle East, in Collaboration With Pediatric Services

Successful Establishment of the First Neonatal Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program in the Middle East, in Collaboration With Pediatric Services

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a complex life-saving support for acute cardio-respiratory failure, unresponsive to medical treatment. Starting a new ECMO program requires synergizing different aspects of organizational infrastructures and appropriate extensive training of...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Elkhwad, Kiran S. More, Dhullipala Anand, Samira Al-Maraghi, Myles Crowe, Duane Wong, Julianne Metcalf, Santosh K. Yadav, David Sigalet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
newborn infant
respiratory ECMO
ECMO program
persistent pulmonary hypertension
meconium aspiration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00506/full

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