The new ELSO guidelines, describing #ECMO circuits for all
patient populations, adult and pediatric, are now available, open access on @asaiojournal These consensus guidelines describe safe practice based on extensive experience.
Download full text #FOAMcc
https://t.co/Miu9sbY2gs
Do you consider shock etiology when making a decision for VA-ECMO? In this issue https://t.co/9dEN45QdXm Alba et al found that short-term mortality ranges from 35 to 76% depending on etiology of shock@CaroAlba05 @hearthealthydoc @vivrao13 @PMunkCardiacCtr@FilioBillia@UHN
#lungtransplant donor science: https://t.co/3sECydP7ui. Ventilating brain-dead organ donors with hypoxemia in the prone position resulted in improved oxygenation, a reduction in radiographic atelectasis, and more lungs transplanted. @brainbleedmd@GaryMarklinMD @midamtransplant
“The organ we all thought would never be able to be resuscitated in that way was the heart.”
Our world-leading DCD (non-beating) heart transplant programme began in 2015. It features in the first of a new 'problem solvers' series by @thetimes.
@NHSOrganDonor | #OrganDonation
The award for Excellence in Organ Retrieval goes to Great Ormond Street Hospital Cardiac Transplant Team & @RoyalPapworth Hospital NORS Team for their collaboration to introduce DCD heart retrieval & transplantation. Congratulations!
#BTSNHSBT2021#ExcellenceAwards
It's a beautiful morning, and we're ready for DAY 2️⃣ at #WAS2021! First up, @_krr88 joins us from across the pond with all the latest #COVID19 Critical Care Updates.
Followed by @CherylPetersMD scaring us a little with her Difficult Pediatric Airway Management talk.
#ECMO in #COVID19 severe hypoxemic respiratory failure:
➡️190 runs = 3.7% over 5122 critical adults
➡️66.8% survival to discharge/60 days = significantly reduced mortality if early #ECLS vs conventional approach
Check visual abstract! results on @yourICM https://t.co/OgS7Q5tctS
Heparin free management of veno-venous #ECMO as bridge to/during LTx to decrease risk of periop bleeding. Effective strategy, with limited intraop blood requirement & no major postoperative bleeding or thromboembolic events in this series! @asaiojournal https://t.co/JwophW4DLO
Eva was rushed to hospital with #COVID19 in October when she was 34 weeks pregnant.
76 days later, she's been discharged home to meet her baby daughter for the first time.
Tomorrow Thursday January 21st 12:30 to 14:00 UTC
James McNamee & @dfmcauley present the long awaited results of the #RESTtrial
Editorial by @efan75
Livestream https://t.co/Dvm7qfmef4
#eCCR21