Neurologic Complications of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a vital rescue technique in patients with cardio-respiratory failure, which as an invasive procedure is not exempt from complications such as embolism, ischemia, coagulopathy, bleeding, hemolysis and infections, some of which can affect the central nervous system up to 50% of cases [1,2].