TY - JOUR
T1 - The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Maastricht Treaty for Nomenclature in Extracorporeal Life Support A Position Paper of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
AU - Conrad, Steven A.
AU - Broman, L. Mikael
AU - Taccone, Fabio S.
AU - Lorusso, Roberto
AU - Malfertheiner, Maximilian V.
AU - Pappalardo, Federico
AU - Di Nardo, Matteo
AU - Belliato, Mirko
AU - Grazioli, Lorenzo
AU - Barbaro, Ryan P.
AU - McMullan, D. Michael
AU - Pellegrino, Vincent
AU - Brodie, Daniel
AU - Bembea, Melania M.
AU - Fan, Eddy
AU - Mendonca, Malaika
AU - Diaz, Rodrigo
AU - Bartlett, Robert H.
PY - 2018/8/15
Y1 - 2018/8/15
N2 - Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) was developed more than 50 years ago, initially with venoarterial and subsequently with venovenous configurations. As the technique of ECLS significantly improved and newer skills developed, complexity in terminology and advances in cannula design led to some misunderstanding of and inconsistency in definitions, both in clinical practice and in scientific research. This document is a consensus of multispecialty international representatives of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, including the North America, Latin America, EuroELSO, South West Asia and Africa, and Asia-Pacific chapters, imparting a global perspective on ECLS. The goal is to provide a consistent and unambiguous nomenclature for ECLS and to overcome the inconsistent use of abbreviations for ECLS cannulation. Secondary benefits are ease of multicenter collaboration in research, improved registry data quality, and clear communication among practitioners and researchers in the field.
AB - Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) was developed more than 50 years ago, initially with venoarterial and subsequently with venovenous configurations. As the technique of ECLS significantly improved and newer skills developed, complexity in terminology and advances in cannula design led to some misunderstanding of and inconsistency in definitions, both in clinical practice and in scientific research. This document is a consensus of multispecialty international representatives of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, including the North America, Latin America, EuroELSO, South West Asia and Africa, and Asia-Pacific chapters, imparting a global perspective on ECLS. The goal is to provide a consistent and unambiguous nomenclature for ECLS and to overcome the inconsistent use of abbreviations for ECLS cannulation. Secondary benefits are ease of multicenter collaboration in research, improved registry data quality, and clear communication among practitioners and researchers in the field.
KW - terminology
KW - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
KW - membrane oxygenators
KW - extracorporeal circulation
KW - cannula
KW - MEMBRANE-OXYGENATION
KW - RESPIRATORY-FAILURE
KW - DRAINAGE
U2 - 10.1164/rccm.201710-2130CP
DO - 10.1164/rccm.201710-2130CP
M3 - Article
C2 - 29614239
SN - 1073-449X
VL - 198
SP - 447
EP - 451
JO - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
JF - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
IS - 4
ER -