Neurological monitoring and evaluation of neonates during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the last resort for the severe and reversible respiratory or cardiac diseases in neonates and has been increasingly used in China.With the advancement of medical management and surgical techniques and the accumulation of ECMO treatment experience, the overall survival rate has increased.However, neurological complications and long-term poor outcomes is still common.Therefore, the monitoring and evaluation of neurological functions in the progress of ECMO treatment make sense.The combination of multiple monitoring methods can minimize neurological damage and improve long-term prognosis.In this review, the indications, advantages and disadvantages, timing and frequency, duration and neurodevelopmental outcome evaluation of monitoring techniques commonly used in neonatal ECMO therapy were reviewed.