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.
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Article: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007234.htm
PDF: What Is ECMO?: https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/what-is-ecmo.pdf
Different Types of ECMO Article: https://uihc.org/health-topics/different-types-ecmo
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Article: https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia-cdh
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