Main description:

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Editors Nitin Puri and Michael Baram have assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: History of ECMO; Evolution current technique and equipment; Program Development; Review ELSO standards; Cardiac Failure of medical management; Cardiac Management and Complications; Pre-Respiratory; Respiratory Management and Complications; Post ECMO management; Post ECMO complication; DVT; Transport- Interhospital and How to prep patient; ECHO; Family understanding of ECMO (to cannulate or not); Pharmacy, Nutrition, Blood Management; Transport; The future of ECMO and ventilation.

Contents:

Critical Care Clinics

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Preface: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Introduction to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Developing an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program

Cardiac Support: Emphasis on Venoarterial ECMO

Management Strategies for Severe Respiratory Failure: As Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Is Being Considered

Vascular Complications in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Management: Techniques to Liberate from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Manage Post-Intensive Care Unit Issues

Issues in the Intensive Care Unit for Patients with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Staffing, Equipment, Monitoring Considerations for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Transport While on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support

Medication Complications in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation