Extracorporeal Life Support

An introduction to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; History of the development of extracorporeal circulation; The development of prolonged extracorporeal circulation; Clinical studies of neonatal ECMO; Optimizing conventional respiratory support; Alternative therapies for respiratory failure; Physiology of extracorporeal life support; Interactions of blood and artificial surfaces: in search of 'Heparin-free' cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiac changes during prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO and the brain; Pre-ECMO considerations for neonatal patients; Vascular access for extracorporeal life support; Clinical management of the neonatal ECMO patient; Emergencies during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and their management; Risks of neonatal ECMO; Patient neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal ECMO; Management of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia using ECMO; Venovenous ECMO; Extracorporeal life support in children; Extracorporeal respiratory support in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiac disease; ECMO as a tool for physiologic research; The economics of ECMO; Prospects for the future; Appendix 1: Cannula specifications; Appendix 2: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates using the double-lumen catheter.