Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) in neonates and children experiences of a multidisciplinary paediatric intensive care unit

Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation ECMO was applied in 18 patients. All children had deep hypoxia and 80% probability of dying. Average duration of ECMO in newborns was 131 hours, and in older patients 253 hours. Seven patients were discharged from the intensive care unit (late survivors), 5 of them are in perfect somatic and mental condition