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Circuits, Membranes, and Pumps

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Adults

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The ECLS circuit is composed of a variety of specialized devices that must function both separately and in concert to support the patient. As each case and patient demand different solutions, circuits vary in their features. This chapter provides a fund of knowledge regarding these components: what function they provide, the general principles involved, and how to identify device compromise or failure. It therefore serves as a guide for building a circuit for each patient; balancing the various needs at hand requires an understanding of such matters. Also discussed are priming of the circuit and patient-circuit interactions such as drug adsorption and inflammation due to blood-surface interaction.

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The author wishes to thank the following content consultants:

Kristina L. Rudolph, B.S.N.; Jennifer Crumley, M.S.N.; Tom Rath, C.C.P.; and Elizabeth Moore, M.S.N.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

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Rosen, B.H. (2022). Circuits, Membranes, and Pumps. In: Schmidt, G.A. (eds) Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Adults. Respiratory Medicine. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05299-6_2

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