OBJECTIVES To reduce the complications associated with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery, many modifications have been made to conventional extracorporeal circulation systems. This trend has led to the development of miniaturized extracorporeal circulation systems. Cardiac surgery using conventional extracorporeal circulation systems has been associated with significantly redu...

Objective: to demonstrate the effectiveness of combination of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy and muscle energy technique on pain, range of motion, and neck function of the individuals with active trigger points of upper trapezius muscle. Method: Fifty-four (54) participants with active TrPs of upper trapezius muscle were participated and randomly divided into three groups. Group A (...

OBJECTIVES To report on survival from a large multicenter cohort of neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation after stage 1 palliation operation. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization data registry (1998 through 2013). We computed the survival to hospital ...

background several nonsurgical and surgical treatment modalities are available for patients with chronic coccydynia, with controversial results. extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ecswt) is effective in the treatment of many musculoskeletal disorders; however, it has not been tested for chronic coccydynia. objectives we performed the current study to determine the effects of ecswt on pain in pa...

conclusions increasing evidence supports the use of ecmo as a bridge to lt, reporting good outcomes. in the modern era of pah therapy, it is feasible to use prolonged ecmo support as a bridge to lung transplant, with the aim of weaning off this support; however, its use requires more experience and knowledge of long-term outcomes. introduction the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecm...

OBJECTIVE Methanol poisoning can induce death and disability. Treatment includes the administration of antidotes (ethanol or fomepizole and folic/folinic acid) and consideration of extracorporeal treatment for correction of acidemia and/or enhanced elimination. The Extracorporeal Treatments in Poisoning workgroup aimed to develop evidence-based consensus recommendations for extracorporeal treat...

Amphotericin B treatment during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is at times necessary for the treatment of secondary fungemia or, less commonly, to treat a primary fungal infection. The impact of the extracorporeal circuit on the pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B have not been described in vivo. This case report describes the pharmacokinetics of amphotericin B in a patient receiving extrac...

Various types of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation methods have been used in liver transplant operations. The main indications are portopulmonary or hepatopulmonary syndromes and other cardiorespiratory failure syndromes that are refractory to conventional therapy. There is little literature available about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, especially after liver transplant. We describe ou...

Photopheresis (ECP) is an immunomodulatory therapy that involves extracorporeal exposure of isolated peripheral blood leukocytes to UVA irradiation in the presence of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) followed by their reinfusion to the patient. However, the underlying mechanism of ECP is not well understood yet. We selected 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), chlorpromazine (CPZ) and 4,6,4'-trimethylangelicine...