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Question 19#

All of the following are true of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) EXCEPT:

A. Cannulation occurs after withdrawal of life support
B. Minimizes ischemic injury to organs of cardiac death donors
C. Organs are perfused with warm oxygenated blood after declaration of cardiac death
D. Cannulation occurs before withdrawal of life support

Correct Answer is A

Comment:

A new development to minimize ischemic injury to organs procured after cardiac death has been the application of declaration of cardiac death (DCD) differs in two key ways:

1. cannulation occurs before withdrawal of life support.
2. organs are perfused via ECMO with warm oxygenated blood after declaration of cardiac death.

The initial experience with organs procured using ECMO has been encouraging.