فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a kind of medical technological device for lung and/or heart support. It was designed for supportive therapy rather than disease modifying intervention. There are various therapeutic ways related to the disease while using ECMO. Veno-venous way is mainly used for respiratory disorders whereas veno-arterial way is mainly used in both respiratory and cardiac disorders. Currently, most of the ECMO equipments use a dedicated oxygenator and a power driven centrifugal pump. A new ECMO model which uses solely pneumatic power as an energy source was introduced recently. Therefore, there is no requirement of external energy source such as a motor or electricity. In this study we presented the first case in Turkey available in the literature which the latter technology was used to achieve heart and lung support after the patient’s third cardiac operation. The patient was followed up for three days on ECMO treatment and discharged without any problem.