RT Book, Section A1 Farcy, David A. A1 Rabinowitz, David A1 Pieri, Paola G. A2 Farcy, David A. A2 Chiu, William C. A2 Flaxman, Alex A2 Marshall, John P. SR Print(0) ID 55810700 T1 Chapter 7. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Membrane Oxygenation T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-162824-2 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55810700 RD 2024/03/29 AB Despite the advances in lung-protective strategies and cardiac assist devices, severe pulmonary and cardiac failure continue to be associated with high mortality. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) still maintains a mortality rate as high as 30–40%, 50% for patients with cardiogenic shock.1 Patients with failing conventional or advanced methods of therapy or patients who are worsening clinically have few rescue therapy options. Early referral to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) center might be the only option. This chapter will review the clinical indications, contraindications, types of ECMO, and the complications of ECMO use.