The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Maastricht Treaty for Nomenclature in Extracorporeal Life Support. A Position Paper of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

What is it about?

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is the use extracorporeal circulation in critically ill patients to support heart and lung function and consists of a number of support modes such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The use of ECLS is expanding but no consistent nomenclature exists. This document provides a consensus nomenclature to support clinical and research descriptions of ECLS.

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