Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients after Cardiac Surgery: Problems and Nursing Care

Authors

  • SOMLUK TEPSURIYANONT FACULTY OF NURSING, NARESUAN UNIVERSITY

Keywords:

POSTCARDIOTOMY PATIENTS, EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION, NURSING CARE

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an established treatment option for adult patients with refractory cardiogenic shock that provides prolonged yet temporary cardiac and respiratory support. ECMO is a high-risk therapy with potentially adverse effects such as bleeding, stroke, infection, distal limb ischemia, and acute renal failure. Nurses are integral members of the ECMO team whose responsibilities include monitoring for and preventing complications as well as evaluating the patient’s response to the therapy. It is very important for nurses to understand the principles of ECMO, modes of ECMO support, indications and contraindications of ECMO, its complications, and nursing care. The nurses dealing with patients with ECMO should be able to assess the complications correctly and provide the appropriate nursing care when these complications happen. Furthermore, nurses must pay attention to individual needs of the patient’s caregivers and activate all available support systems to help them cope with the stress and strain of providing care to the patients with ECMO.

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2019-07-09

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TEPSURIYANONT S. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients after Cardiac Surgery: Problems and Nursing Care. Thai J. Cardio-Thorac Nurs. [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 9 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];30(1):17-31. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journalthaicvtnurse/article/view/146258

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