ECMO in the Adult Patient
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About this book

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is developing rapidly, and is now part of the toolkit for the management of all patients with severe respiratory or cardiac failure. Clinicians of all disciplines are in need of a simple manual, easy and fun to read, that will take them through the management of these patients, explaining the principles of safe and successful practice. Part of the Core Critical Care series, this book is an easy-to-read guide for the aspiring ECMO clinician. Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians, pharmacists and all other key members of the team will learn the basics required to better understand the technology and care of the patient. The experienced clinician will enjoy reading through the chapters, which present structured thoughts and knowledge acquired through clinical experience.

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Yes, you can access ECMO in the Adult Patient by Alain Vuylsteke,Daniel Brodie,Alain Combes,Jo-anne Fowles,Giles Peek in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Anesthesiology & Pain Management. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Note from the authors
  8. List of abbreviations
  9. A patient testimony: I survived ECMO
  10. Chapter 1 A brief history of ECMO
  11. Chapter 2 An ECMO service
  12. Chapter 3 The ECMO circuit
  13. Chapter 4 Monitoring the patient on ECMO
  14. Chapter 5 Case selection
  15. Chapter 6 Cannulation and decannulation
  16. Chapter 7 Coagulation, blood and ECMO
  17. Chapter 8 Management of the patient on veno-venous ECMO: general principles
  18. Chapter 9 Management of the patient on veno-arterial ECMO: general principles
  19. Chapter 10 Patient transfer
  20. Chapter 11 Liberation from ECMO
  21. Chapter 12 Specifics of intensive care management for the patient on ECMO
  22. Chapter 13 Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal or ECCO2R
  23. Chapter 14 ECMO to support organ donation
  24. Chapter 15 ECMO registries and research
  25. Appendix: The future of ECMO
  26. Index