Table 1. General neonatal ECMO criteria.
Gestational age ⩾34 weeks or birth weight ⩾2000 g |
No significant coagulopathy or uncontrolled bleeding |
No major intracranial hemorrhage |
Reversible lung disease with length of mechanical ventilation <10–14 days |
No uncorrectable congenital heart disease |
No lethal congenital anomalies |
No evidence of irreversible brain damage |
Modified with permission from Van Meurs et al.3