Search for dissertations about: "ecmo"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the word ecmo.
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6. Advanced radiological imaging in patients treated with Extracorporeal Memebrane Oxygenation
Abstract : Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the use of a modified heart-lung machine to support life during severe acute cardiac and/or respiratory failure. Patients on ECMO are at high risk for complications due to the severe underlying disease and to the ECMO procedure itself. READ MORE
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7. Aspects of circulatory failure in respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Abstract : Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) was developed in the seventies for the intended use of supporting respiratory failure. Today ECMO has become a well-established treatment for patients with both respiratory and circulatory failure where conventional intensive care is inadequate. READ MORE
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8. Computational modelling of blood flow in medical assist devices
Abstract : Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving support treat-ment in case of pulmonary and/or cardiac failure. An artificial extracorporealcircuit is used to offload the function of lungs and/or heart. READ MORE
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9. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in trauma patients with hypovolaemic shock
Abstract : Lifesaving or Life-threatening? If the worst thing happens, and you get seriously injured in an accident, your body has a pronounced ability to immediately stop bleedings and start the process of healing. This unique capacity only works to a certain degree. READ MORE
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10. Life after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation : long-term survival and quality of life
Abstract : Background: The use of Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has steadily increased in the last decades and has evolved in several ways. From originally being a means to support the neonatal patient with respiratory or circulatory failure for days to weeks, ECMO is now mainly used in paediatric and adult patients. READ MORE