ECMO is indicated for cardiac or respiratory failure with a high mortality risk, despite optimal conventional therapy this strategy should be considered for a 50 % mortality risk; it is indicated for patients with a mortality risk > 80 %.
Está indicada en falla cardiaca o respiratoria grave con riesgo alto de mortalidad, a pesar del empleo de terapia convencional óptima considerada en mortalidad mayor del 50 %; indicada: mayor de 80 %.