What to do when the heart AND lungs are failing? Enter: ECMO. This critical care therapy can be lifesaving. It can also complicate your feeding plan. Let’s dive in together.
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Article
- PDF: What Is ECMO?
- Different Types of ECMO Article
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Article
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Farr BJ, Rice-Townsend SE, Mehta NM. Nutrition Support During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2018;33(6):747-53.
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Umezawa Makikado LD, Flordelís Lasierra JL, Pérez‐Vela JL, et al. Early enteral nutrition in adults receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013;37(2):281‐284.
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Scott LK, Boudreaux K, Thaljeh F, Grier LR, Conrad SA. Early enteral feedings in adults receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2004;28(5):295‐300.