Accademia di Belle Arti di Catanzaro

Ethical and governance challenges in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a scoping review and practical framework for clinical and system-level decision-making

Abstract Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an advanced life-sustaining therapy used in selected patients with severe cardiac or respiratory failure. Its increasing use has raised complex ethical, clinical, organizational, and medico-legal challenges related...