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.
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