The Role of Echocardiography in Neonates and Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Indications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) are expanding, and echocardiography is a tool of utmost importance to assess safety, effectiveness and readiness for circuit initiation and separation. Echocardiography is key to antici...

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Main Authors: Carles Bautista-Rodriguez, Joan Sanchez-de-Toledo, Eduardo M. Da Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00297/full