How Should Ecmo Initiation and Withdrawal Decisions Be Shared
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolina Jaramillo (0000-0002-0566-9251, corresponding author), Nicholas Braus (William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | E387-393 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2019.387 |
| PMID | 31127917 |
| OpenAlex | W2945615226 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a new technology used to rescue patients with severe circulatory or respiratory failure and help bridge them to recovery or to definitive therapies like device implantation or organ transplantation. The increasing availability and success of ECMO has generated numerous ethical questions about its use and potential misuse. This commentary on a case of a patient who is no longer a candidate for transplant but wishes to continue ECMO identifies strategies clinicians can use to reconcile competing responsibilities
Bridge (graph theory · Bridge to transplantation · Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation · Heart transplantation · Intensive care medicine · Respiratory failure · Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices · Medicine · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes · Surgery · Transplantation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |