A round table, organized by the French Society of Perfusion (Sofraperf) at the French national congress on extracorporeal circulations (Perfusion 2013), was attended by perfusionists, anaesthesiologists, intensivists and surgeons around the theme of respiratory veno-venous support and veno-arterial circulatory support with extracorporeal oxygenation in intensive care units. The debate was conducted in a participatory manner by bi-directional questions-answers session between moderators and assistance. The authors report management of this type of therapy that is not perfectly homogeneous, supported on literature data. Cannulae, cannulation, circuit, oxygenator, anticoagulation, control, surveillance, weaning are subject to paragraphs with defined entry whose contents are mutually enriching.
Keywords: Assistance cardiorespiratoire de courte durée; Assistance circulatoire; Assistance respiratoire; Cannulae; Canules; Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS); Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); Oxygénation extracorporelle; Sevrage; Surveillance; Veno-arterial (V-A ECMO); Veno-venous (V-V ECMO); Weaning.
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