Medic-All 〉 ECMO Team, NTUH

ECMO Team, NTUH

ECMO is the abbreviation of “extracorporeal membrane oxygenation”, and it has another name of “extracorporeal life support”. In fact, ECMO is a combination of mechanical circulatory support (artificial heart) and extracorporeal gas exchange (artificial lung) and it can temporarily support heart and lung. In lung disease patients, ECMO can take over lung function to supply oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, and decrease requirement on ventilator setting to give lungs a chance to rest. In heart disease patients, ECMO can take over heart function to improve systemic perfusion, and decrease inotrope requirement to rest heart. ECMO can be set up within 30 minutes, so it is a good choice for critical patients in emergent situations. For example, ECMO can support acute myocarditis patients until their heart recovery. Some high risk heart operation patients can depend on ECMO in their critical post-operative period. In a word, ECMO can support some acute heart/lung failure patients to pass the critical period. Now, NTUH is the top ECMO center in Asia and has had more than 2450 cases. We take a lead in clinical practice and academics of ECMO treatment. Under ECMO back-up, NTUH is the top heart/lung transplantation center in Asia as well.

In NTUH, we serve 150~180 cases per year. Overall survival rate was more than 40%. 1/4 case was set up for ECPR. And survival rate was around 30%, favorable neurological outcome around 25~30% also. We creat many record: The longest CPCR duration (220 minutes) supported by ECMO and survive without neurological defect. The first case without heart, supported by ECMOs for 6 days than heart transplantation. The first ECMO case with H7N9 influenza rescued successfully.
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Yih-Shurng Chen
Chief
1.Cardiovascular Surgery
2.Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Shu-Chien Huang
Attending Physician
1.Congenital cardiac surgery
2.Emergency medicine
3.Extracorporeal circulation
Chih-hsien Wang
Assistant Professor
1.Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) and mechanical circulatory support
2.cardiovascular physiology
3.resuscitation science

Hospital Collaboration Project

ECMO Collaboration and Case Referral
We accept requests of ECMO training, workshop for Physicians, perfusionists and nurses and ECMO specialists. Include lecture, clinical case run.
By Taiwan SOS coordinating, we accept international case referral.

Niche Medical Service

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program/ Transport

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Address：16F.-1, No.3, Park St., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

TEL：	886-2-26558168	FAX：	886-2-26557978
Address：16F.-1, No.3, Park St., Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

ECMO Team, NTUH

Yih-Shurng Chen
Chief

Shu-Chien Huang
Attending Physician

Chih-hsien Wang
Assistant Professor

ECMO Collaboration and Case Referral

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program/ Transport

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ECMO Team, NTUH

Yih-Shurng ChenChief

Shu-Chien HuangAttending Physician

Chih-hsien WangAssistant Professor

ECMO Collaboration and Case Referral

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program/ Transport

Therapeutical and Research Center of Musculoskeletal Tumor, Taipei VGH

Cardiovascular Center, Kaohsiung VGH

Orthopedics Center, FEMH

Department of Ophthalmology, Taichung VGH

Health Management Center, Kaohsiung VGH

Department of Radiation Oncology, CMH

Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung VGH

Center for Reproductive Medicine, Taichung VGH

Head and Neck Reconstruction Center, Kaohsiung CGMH

Clinical Anesthesiology, TSGH

Yih-Shurng Chen
Chief

Shu-Chien Huang
Attending Physician

Chih-hsien Wang
Assistant Professor