Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult trauma patients with refractory acute cardiopulmonary failure: guideline from the Chinese society of extracorporeal life support 2025

Adult trauma patients with refractory acute cardiopulmonary failure suffer from high morbidity and mortality. In the past decade, a growing body of researches has shown survival benefits of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in trauma patients who fail to respond to optimal damage control resuscitation (DCR), and there is an opportunity to formulate clinical practice guidelines to guide clinicians in implementing trauma ECMO at the bedside.