Transcription of ELSO Guidelines General All ECLS Version1.1
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ELSO General Guidelines Version August 2017 Page 1 Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) General Guidelines for all ECLS Cases August, 2017 Introduction This guideline describes prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS, ECMO), applicable to patients of any age with cardiac or respiratory failure. Related Guidelines with more specific discussion for categories of patients follow the same outline. These Guidelines describe useful and safe practice, prepared by ELSO and based on extensive experience. The Guidelines are approved by the ELSO Steering Committee and are considered consensus Guidelines .
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