ECMO is a modified artificial heart-lung machine, the core part of which is the membrane lung and blood pump, which play the roles of artificial lungs and artificial hearts, respectively, and can provide prolonged cardiopulmonary support to patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure, and win valuable time for the rescue of critical illnesses.
ECMO is the most central means of support for severe cardiopulmonary failure, and is known as the "last straw" for patients with serious illnesses. ECMO is the core support for severe cardiopulmonary failure, and is also known as the "last straw" for critically ill patients. It is a top life-supporting technology, which represents the level of emergency care for a hospital, a region, and even a country.
Introduction of the principle of ecmo therapy technology
ECMO is an extracorporeal circulation technology out of the cardiac operating room. Its principle is to lead the body's venous blood out of the body, after a special material artificial cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenation into the patient's arterial or venous system, play a part of the cardiopulmonary substitution, to maintain the human organs and tissues of the oxygenation of the blood supply.
The basic structure of ECMO: endovascular cannula, connecting tube, power pump (artificial heart), oxygenator (artificial lung), oxygen supply tube, monitoring system. Clinically, the disposable part is often composed of a sleeve, and the non-disposable part is bound and stored, and designed to be movable to improve emergency response capability.