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Membrane oxygenator — A membrane oxygenator is a device used to add oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. It can be used in two principal modes: to imitate the function of the lungs in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and to oxygenate blood in longer term… … Wikipedia
Oxygenator — An oxygenator is a medical device that is capable of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood of human patient in surgical procedures that may necessitate the interruption or cessation of blood flow in the body, a critical organ or great … Wikipedia
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — In intensive care medicine, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an extracorporeal technique of providing both cardiac and respiratory support oxygen to patients whose heart and lungs are so severely diseased or damaged that they can no… … Wikipedia
Cardiopulmonary bypass — (CPB) is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body. The CPB pump itself is often referred to as a Heart Lung Machine or the… … Wikipedia
E. Converse Peirce 2nd — Edmund Converse Peirce 2nd, M.D. (October 9, 1917 Upper Montclair, New Jersey August 8, 2003 Hancock Point, Maine) was Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City), from 1966 to 1991 when… … Wikipedia
respiratory distress syndrome of newborns — ▪ pathology also called hyaline membrane disease a common complication in infants, especially in premature newborns, characterized by extremely laboured breathing, cyanosis (a bluish tinge to the skin or mucous membranes), and abnormally… … Universalium
Liquid breathing — Intervention MeSH D021061 Liquid breathing is a form of respiration in which a normally air breathing organism breathes an oxygen rich liquid (such as a perfluorocarb … Wikipedia
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Extrakorporale Membranoxygenierung — Venös arterielle ECMO Schema beim Neugeborenen Die Extrakorporale Membranoxygenierung (ECMO) ist eine intensivmedizinische Technik, bei der eine Maschine teilweise oder vollständig die Atemfunktion von Patienten übernimmt. Sie wird angewendet bei … Deutsch Wikipedia
ECMO — Schéma montrant le fonctionnement d une machine ECMO sur un nouveau né. L « oxygénateur à membrane » où s effectue l échange gazeux est indiqué ici sous le nom d’oxygenator. Dans la médecine de soins intensifs, ECMO (en anglais,… … Wikipédia en Français
