Commentary: Building bridges with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract

Wa€ el C. Hanna, MDCM, MBA, FRCSC CENTRAL MESSAGE ECMO is an important bridge from ventilatory failure to normal lung function and can provide precious time for tracheal injury.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation—a moving target

“…Obviously, collateral neo-indications-e.g. recent applications in the Corona 2019 pandemic [6] and 'bridge to surgery' [7], will continue to emerge.…”