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Outcomes Of Patients On Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ecmo) For Periods Of Time Without Anticoagulation At Lvhn In The Past 3 Years, Bryan Auvil, Rosalie Mattiola, Rita Pechulis Md, Fccp, James Wu Md, Biren Juthani Do
Outcomes Of Patients On Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ecmo) For Periods Of Time Without Anticoagulation At Lvhn In The Past 3 Years, Bryan Auvil, Rosalie Mattiola, Rita Pechulis Md, Fccp, James Wu Md, Biren Juthani Do
James K. Wu, M.D.
Outcomes of Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Periods of Time Without Anticoagulation at LVHN in the Past 3 Years
Bryan Auvil, Rosalie Mattiola, Rita Pechulis, MD, James Wu, MD
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Abstract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an aggressive life support technique that utilizes extracorporeal circuits and oxygenators to support severe lung injury such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), as well as severe cardiac disorders like cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest. Veno-Venous (VV) ECMO is primarily used in respiratory distress. Clots can form within the oxygenator …