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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2003;88:F70-F71 doi:10.1136/fn.88.1.F70
  • Original article

Paediatricians’ perception of the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat meconium aspiration syndrome

  1. G M Walker,
  2. J A P Coutts,
  3. C Skeoch,
  4. C F Davis
  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill Trust, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Davis, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill Trust, Glasgow G3 8SJ, Scotland, UK;
    carl.davis{at}yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk
  • Accepted 20 July 2002

Abstract

This questionnaire study was designed to determine how consultant paediatricians perceived the value of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). A significant number believed that the survival of infants with MAS who received ECMO was lower than reported. Early discussion with an ECMO centre will ensure appropriate timing of referral.

Footnotes

    Responses to this article

    • Transfer for neoonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
      • Nisar Mir,
      • S. Venkatesh Karthik
      Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online May 15, 2003
    • Surfactant use in MAS
      • Carl F Davis,
      • Gregor Walker, Jonathan Coutts, Charles Skeoch, Carl Davis
      Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online January 28, 2003
    • Surfactant use in meconium aspiration syndrome
      • Richard M Nicholl
      Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online January 7, 2003

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