Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: hope for patients, challenges for nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) hit a great milestone in critical care medicine since it has brought more hope for the diagnosis and treatments of critically ill patients. However, benefits to patients are alongside with nursing challenges as the technique develops. This paper discusses the challenges and dilemma concerning critical care of patients with ECMO, proposing to improve the quality of critical care management of ECMO patient by standardized nursing process of ECMO patients, specialized nursing training and in-depth regional cooperation.