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An established extracorporeal membrane oxygenation protocol promotes survival in extreme hypothermia.
Eric R Scaife
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R C Connors ,
S E Morris ,
P F Nichol ,
R E Black ,
M E Matlak ,
K Hansen ,
R G Bolte
Dec 2007
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Abstract
Historical reports indicate that active rewarming with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can salvage a patient after hypothermic cardiac arrest. We created a protocol that includes ECMO for extreme hypothermia to guide rewarming of the hypothermic patient.