What is it about?
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation saves lives in resource limited setting.
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Why is it important?
There are very few reports of use extracorporeal life support (ECMO) in developing countries. This report gives insight into use of ecmo in Children following heart surgery in Nepal.
Perspectives
ECMO is a life support system. Its use in resource constrained setting is limited due to high cost. It can still be a life saving measure. Money should not cost as much as a life!
Dr Apurb Sharma
Nepal Mediciti
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This page is a summary of: Initial experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease, Nepalese Heart Journal, September 2014, Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL),
DOI: 10.3126/njh.v11i1.10980.
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