Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Clinical Application and Advances
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Intensive Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive care and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
3. Geneva Hemodynamic Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Interests: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; critical care medicine; intensive care medicine; mechanical ventilation
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Dear Colleagues,
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has evolved from a rescue therapy into a cornerstone of modern critical care, cardiology, and cardiothoracic medicine. Advances in technology, patient selection, and multidisciplinary management have expanded its use across a wide range of conditions, including cardiogenic shock, refractory cardiac arrest (ECPR), severe ARDS, pulmonary embolism, and perioperative circulatory support.
Parallel progress in cannulation techniques, circuit biocompatibility, anticoagulation strategies, and physiological monitoring has improved safety and outcomes, while hybrid and combined support systems such as ECMELLA and ECCO₂R have enabled more individualized mechanical support. In parallel, ECMO technology is now increasingly applied beyond life support, notably in donations after circulatory death (DCDs) through normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), allowing for in situ organ recovery, functional assessment, and improved graft utilization.
Despite these advances, ECMO and NRP remain associated with significant technical, clinical, and ethical challenges, underscoring the need for high-quality clinical research.
This Special Issue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of ECMO and NRP, showcasing original research and reviews on patient selection, management strategies, complications, outcomes, mobile ECMO programs, and emerging applications in organ donation and transplantation.
Dr. Raphael Giraud
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- venoarterial ECMO
- venovenous ECMO
- extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)
- cardiogenic shock
- acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- mechanical circulatory support
- ECMELLA
- ECCO2R
- cannulation techniques
- anticoagulation
- mobile ECMO
- donation after circulatory death (DCD)
- normothermic regional perfusion (NRP)
- organ donation
- organ preservation
- transplantation
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