Žiga Vrhovnik
Slovenia
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, patient, intensive care unit
''5. Međunarodni kongres HDMSARIST-a'' i ''8. Međunarodni kongres WfCCN-a''
Šibenik, 12.-15. travnja 2012. godine
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support as one of the newer forms of treatment of adult patients in Slovenia is presented in the paper. It is a mechanical heart and/or lung support, which was first used in 2010 in Department of intensive internal medicine in University Medical Center Ljubljana.