The Impact of Venoarterial and Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Cerebral Metabolism in the Newborn Brain.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an effective therapy for supporting infants with reversible cardiopulmonary failure. Still, survivors are at risk for long-term neurodevelopmental impairments, the cause of which is not fully understood.To elucidate the effects of ECMO on the newborn bra...

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Main Authors: Aaron J Reitman, Rachel Chapman, James E Stein, Lisa Paquette, Ashok Panigrahy, Marvin D Nelson, Philippe Friedlich, Jessica L Wisnowski, Stefan Bluml
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5199081?pdf=render