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cord-006556-hmzoxqu3	Alibrahim, Omar S.	Extracorporeal Life Support: Four Decades and Counting	2017-04-12		.txt	text/plain	10156	565	45	Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a form of heart lung bypass that is used to support neonates, pediatrics, and adult patients with cardiorespiratory failure for days or weeks till organ recovery or transplantation. As of July 2016 Extracorporeal Life Support Organization's (ELSO) report, a total of 36,964 neonates were supported by ECLS, the majority (29,153) with severe respiratory failure with a survival rate of 74% [22] . This regained confidence in adult respiratory ECLS was boosted by the encouraging results of the CESAR trial (efficacy and economics assessment of conventional ventilatory support versus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure) by Peek and colleagues in the UK [73] . ECLS or ECMO is an acceptable mode of support in neonates, pediatrics, and adults with acute cardiorespiratory failure unresponsive to conventional therapies with an overall survival of 58%. Enhanced fluid management with continuous venovenous hemofiltration in pediatric respiratory failure patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support	./cache/cord-006556-hmzoxqu3.txt	./txt/cord-006556-hmzoxqu3.txt