What is a major advantage of ECMO?
a. Mortality rate is much lower than conven-tional ventilation.
b. The need for hemodynamic monitoring is reduced.
c. It can be used on premature infants less than 28 weeks.
d. The potential of ventilator induced lung injury is reduced.
ANS: D
A major advantage of ECMO is that ventilator support can be decreased once ECMO is initiated thus reducing the potential of ventilator induced lung injury. At times, the ventilator can even be discontinued reducing the potential of ventilator-associated pneumonia and allowing the patient a greater potential to more actively participate in activities of daily living. This is of particular importance in the pretransplant patient.
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