M Velia Antonini VV-ECMO: reasonable therapeutic option for patients with severe ARDS and major hypoxemia or excessive pressures; a review summarizing results of most recent trials and elaborating on the unmet needs: future trials should be designed to optimize patients management while on extracorporeal support. Schmidt M, Franchineau G, Combes A. Recent advances in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation … Read more
Ethics of ECLS ECMO, lifesaving but associated with several complications that may contribute to reduced survival: the equipe caring for neonates on extracorporeal support, at high mortality risk, must be deeply prepared to deal with complex clinical scenarios, but also with complex ethical issues associated with ECLS. The team must be trained to handle unsuccessful … Read more
A two part review of post-cardiotomy ECMO in adults & pediatrics: In the adult patients, PC represent PV most frequent indication for temporary MCS; considerable variability about surgical access/cannulation still exists, with no apparent major differences in outcomes. Veno-arterial ECMO can be life-saving, and survivors have favorable early outcomes, but mortality & morbidity remain high, … Read more
Cannulation strategies for veno-arterial ECMO: each one with distinct benefits & drawbacks! In this paper various techniques and their indications are discussed, from the easier/most conventional ones to more sophisticated and highly demanding strategies, as triple or quadruple cannulation, in cases of combined respiratory/cardiac failure requiring dual organ support, in cases of left ventricular stasis … Read more
Let’s start with the American Heart Association focused update on Advanced Cardiac Life Support – ACLS, with recommendations on the use of advanced airways, vasopressors, extracorporeal during cardiac arrest; about ECMO assisted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine use of ECPR, but may be considered for selected patients as rescue therapy when … Read more
Fist obliged citation: the ECMOed Taskforce position paper, to describe the state of ECMO education worldwide, noting current limitations and challenges, & to put forth an educational agenda regarding opportunities for an international collaborative approach toward standardization. Zakhary B, Shekar K, Diaz R, Badulak J, Johnston L, Roeleveld PP, Alinier G, Lai PCK, Ramanathan K, … Read more
Are you an ECMO practitioner?? Help us standardise worldwide #ECMO education! The ELSO – Extracorporeal Life Support Organization is an international non-profit consortium of health care institutions dedicated to improving extracorporeal life support through continuing education, guidelines development, research, and maintenance of a comprehensive registry of patient data. The ECMOed Taskforce is working on a collaborative approach toward standardisation … Read more
Let’s introduce the faculty of ECMOed, the ECMO Education Taskforce of the ELSO – Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, an an international consortium of Health Care Professionals dedicated to the development and delivery of high-quality education & training in the field extracorporeal support, ECLS. To start, the creators and pillars: Mark Ogino, Elso President, Bishoy Zakhary, … Read more
Marta Velia Antonini CCN/CCP, MS @FOAMecmo on Socia Media Critical Care Nurse for I° ICU/Procurement Team University Hospital of Parma, trained as ECMO specialist, Cardiovascular Perfusionist and Sonographer, is lecturer BS in Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology and Cardiovascular Perfusion at UNIMORE, Italy. Member of Online Education WG of ECMOed and EuroELSO Steering Committee. Is ELSO Social Media … Read more
Visual abstract of the position paper to describe the state of ECMO education worldwide, noting current limitations and challenges, & to put forth an educational agenda regarding opportunities for an international collaborative approach toward standardization: a statement from the ELSO – Extracorporeal Life Support Organization ECMOed Taskforce online first on Critical Care Medicine at http://bit.ly/ECMOedpospaper A dedicated twitter chat under the hashtag #ECMOedPP will … Read more
Extracorporeal Life Support: The ELSO Red Book, 5th Edition, the leading text book of ECMO combining the expertise of hundreds of international researchers & clinicians, published by the ELSO is also available as eBook!! Do not wait! buy & download your digital copy to have always the Red Book in your pocket, easily accessible as & when needed, also at the bedside!
The ECMO specialist training manual, 4th Edition, covering all aspects of the use of ECLS in all patients from neonates to adults, in patients with cardiac or respiratory dysfunction and with other conditions is now also available as eBook!! Do not wait! buy and download your digital copy to have always this ELSO book in your pocket, easily accessible as needed, also at bedside!
Manual de Entrenamiento para Especialistas en ECMO, 4ª edición en Español! The ECMO Specialist Training Manual, 4th edition now available in Spanish!! both ebook & printed edition El manual de cubre todos los aspectos de las terapias de soporte de ECMO que involucran su aplicación en pacientes, desde recién nacidos hasta adultos. El uso de ECMO en pacientes con disfunción cardíaca o respiratoria y con otras afecciones también está cubierto a profundidad. Esta publicación está escrita pensando en los especialistas en ECMO y como una guía práctica para el uso del ECMO.