Background
ECMO stands for “extracorporeal membrane oxygenation” and is a life-sustaining therapy method used in intensive care medicine. It is mainly used in cases of severe cardiac or pulmonary dysfunction, when conventional treatments are insufficient to adequately regulate the oxygen and carbon dioxide content in the blood.
The procedure works by passing blood outside the body through a special machine called an ECMO circulator. There, it is oxygenated and cleansed of excess carbon dioxide. The purified blood is then returned to the body.
Project description:
For a publication by Dr. Armin-Kai Schöberl, Kepler University Hospital Linz, we designed an illustration to explain the use of double lumen cannulas in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. With a double lumen cannula, the oxygen-depleted and oxygen-rich blood is passed through only one cannula and thus only one access is needed. The illustration shows (from left to right) the access of the double lumen cannula via the internal jugular vein, the subclavian vein and the femoral vein.
Project details Illustration double lumen cannula in ECMO
Content: 1 illustration
Use: Publication, lectures
Specs: DIN A5, 300dpi
Client: Dr. Armin-Kai Schöberl, Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz
The rights of use of the images shown here belong to the client, use is not permitted. Images and video are protected with watermarks.
