Technological Advances in Managing Thoracic Pathology with ECMO

Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz of Strasbourg University Hospital takes an in-depth look at extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and its use in thoracic surgery. Professor Falcoz discusses the different indications, types, and approaches for ECMO, and shares insights regarding future developments.

This presentation was originally given during the SCTS Ionescu University program at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland. This content is published with the permission of SCTS. Please click here for information on the 2015 ACTA/SCTS Annual Meeting & Forum in Manchester, United Kingdom.