Primozic J
Paediatric Department, University Medical Centre Ljubljana.
Lijec Vjesn. 1995 Jun;117 Suppl 2:21-3.
ECMO is the process of prolonged extracorporeal circulation in the treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular failure not responding to conventional therapy in neonates and children. Basic principles and techniques are discussed. After training ECMO on dogs ECMO was successfully introduced in clinical practice in Slovenia in 1994.
