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    Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) review of a lifesaving technology
    (AME Publishing Company, 2015-07) Makdisi, George; Wang, I-wen; Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) indications and usage has strikingly progressed over the last 20 years; it has become essential tool in the care of adults and children with severe cardiac and pulmonary dysfunction refractory to conventional management. In this article we will provide a review of ECMO development, clinical indications, patients' management, options and cannulations techniques, complications, outcomes, and the appropriate strategy of organ management while on ECMO.