Hyperoxia (elevated PaO₂) in VA-ECMO patients is linked to increased mortality, but this association may reflect poor native cardiac function rather than causation. #VAECMO jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-…

Long-term outcome of #ECPR vs cCPR in #OHCA 🇦🇺🇳🇿EXCEL 🪦 28% ECPR/12% CCPR OHCA survivors at 12 months ⚖️ ECPR cohort younger, more likely to receive bystander CPR ⏱️ median arrest to ROSC/ECMO time longer in ECPR, 61 vs 6' 🧠 majority of ECPR survivors did not have

Prone positioning during VV #ECMO, systematic review & meta-analysis aimed to assess association of PP vs non with clinical outcomes in different subgroups: 🔍 2 RCTs + 20 non-RCTs 🔎 >3.4K patients included 🫁 pts with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure on VV #ECLS who received

Microbial growths on peripheral #ECMO cannulas 🔬 biofilms biofilms have diverse morphological characteristics 🧫 ⅓ of cannula exit sites + cannula sections colonized 🩸 only 1 pts presented matching blood + cannula cultures (same organism) + bacteremia: colonization more

Infectious complications & infections control/prevention strategies in adult and pediatric patients on #ECMO support: a review 🚧 risk factors 🔍 pathophysiology 🧫 diagnosis 🩺 infection control & treatment on #ECLS From Perfusion Journal #EuroELSO2025 Special Issue Open

Pre-hospital #ECPR in refractory cardiac arrest: 🚑 PRECARE pilot feasibility study of pre-hospital #ECMO delivered by pre-hospital physicians 🇦🇺 🫀 123 confirmed CA, 10% received pre-hospital #ECLS, all successfully cannulated on scene in CA ⏱️ mean time from dispatch to team

Recirculation in VV #ECMO: ⚗️🐖 Several single (SLC) + dual lumen cannula (DLC) configurations, positions, EBF, CO, CVP assessed for impact 📏 with SLC, cannula size or retraction beyond threshold distance had minimal 📏 with DLC exact positioning crucial, as suboptimal

#ECMO in awake or extubated patients: 📜 historical perspective 🩺 physiologic principles & rationale 🗝️ key considerations in patient selection 🛠️ technical consideration 🫁 respiratory & ventilatory 🚧 practical considerations/challenges of #ICUrehab ⚖️ outcomes in bridge to

New review : the evolving role of VA-ECMO for high-risk PE: ⚠️ 65% mortality in untreated cases ⏱️ Early ECMO initiation (pre-arrest) linked to better survival 💥 Synergy with thrombolytics/thrombectomy 🛠️ Bridging to recovery or definitive therapy jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-…

Establishing high-volume CA center providing #ECPR may increase not only number of survivors, but also expands organ donors' availability in cases of unsuccessful treatment. Although primary goal is to rescue patients with refractory cardiac arrest, implementation of #ECMO into

Regional citrate anticoagulation up to 500 ml/min of extracorporeal blood flow through Ion Exchange Resin technology: 🐖 animal model connected to an extracorporeal circuit for CRRT featuring citrate-removal stage based on absorbent materials & replacement fluids 🩸 EBF 500

#ECLS for adult patients with #ARDS ⚙️ technical aspects 📚 evidence for VV #ECMO & #ECCO2R 🫁 indications & timing 🩺 clinical management 🚦special considerations 🏥 centre volume, logistics, hospital networks 🗺️ ECMO during respiratory pandemics 🔗 liberation from ECMO &

#ECMO cannula/tubing dressing & securement 🔍 current practices in 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿 ⚖️ peripheral insertion sites mostly managed with transparent semipermeable dressing, central less uniformly dressed 🪡 sutures used at insertion site in neo/peds > adults 🩹 tubings mostly secured using

Read why you should check the START‐ECPR Score for initial non-shockable rhythm OHCA patients to identify potential candidates for ECPR! #AHAJournals 河内章/Akira Kawauchi ahajrnls.org/4mVdsDs

Neurological recovery in patients suffering from refractory cardiac arrest: 🔍 cohort study at Cardiac Arrest Centre Vienna 🇦🇹 🧠 patients treated with #ECLS frequently showed significant improvement between 1-6 months: favourable outcome increased from 59% at 1 month to 87% at

📢 2️⃣ years & > 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ people from around ELSO world came together to create something useful for our community: ELSO's ECMO Bedside Guide, free, intended to be useful to everyone interested in #ECMO. We are thrilled to make this available globally! 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideGui…

#ARDS in patients with cancer: 🔍 715 pts/13 countries 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 🇨🇦: 73.4% hematologic malignancies, 26.6% solid tumors; 31.2% HSCT 🪦 ICU, hospital, 90-day mortality: 55.3%, 70.9%, and 73.2% (82.2% if severe ARDS ECMO/not) 🚧 independent predictors of higher mortality: older age,

British societies guideline on management of emergencies in patients on ECMO 🫀Recognition of cardiac arrest 🏥 Team structure 🕵️ Early troubleshooting British Cardiovascular Society FICMNews Intensive Care Society 💙 BACCN 💙 SCTS UK British Society for Heart Failure #theFword Resuscitation Council UK ACTACC link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🫀New in #CritCare This post-hoc analysis of the ECMO-CS trial suggests that patients with low cardiac index, low SvO₂, or high pCO₂ gap may experience significant mortality reduction with early ECMO initiation. Jean-Louis Vincent 🔗ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Awake or Extubated Patient Awake ECMO: keeping patients conscious & mobile 🌬️🫀 Better outcomes, fewer sedation risks, and improved transplant readiness 🚶♂️💪 #ECMO #CardiacAnesthesia jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-… Figure 2: