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Podcast #400: ECMO
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6 minutes
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Nov 2, 2018
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Author: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is similar to bypass ECMO is being utilized routinely at some centers and even prehospital in cardiac arrest There are two general types of ECMO: Venovenous (VV-ECMO) is useful when the patient cannot oxygenate but has adequate heart function. Venoarterial (VA-ECMO) is more like typical bypass and can be used in a pulseless patient References: Ouweneel DM, Schotborgh JV, Limpens J, Sjauw KD, Engström AE, Lagrand WK, Cherpanath TGV, Driessen AHG, de Mol BAJM, Henriques JPS. Extracorporeal life support during cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Dec;42(12):1922-1934. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4536-8. Epub 2016 Sep 19. Review. PubMed PMID: 27647331; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5106498. Tonna JE, Johnson NJ, Greenwood J, Gaieski DF, Shinar Z, Bellezo JM, Becker L, Shah AP, Youngquist ST, Mallin MP, Fair JF 3rd, Gunnerson KJ, Weng C, McKellar S; Extracorporeal REsuscitation ConsorTium (ERECT) Research Group.. Practice characteristics of Emergency Department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) programs in the United States: The current state of the art of Emergency Department extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ED ECMO). Resuscitation. 2016 Oct;107:38-46. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.07.237. Epub 2016 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 27523953; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5475402. Summary by Travis Barlock, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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Nov 2, 2018
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