Key Characteristics Impacting Survival of COVID-19 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Structural and patient-related factors, including age, comorbidities and ECMO case volume, determined the survival of COVID-19 ECMO. These factors combined with a more liberal ECMO indication during the 2nd wave may explain the reasonably overall low survival rate. Careful selection of patients and treatment in high volume ECMO centers was associated with higher odds of ICU survival.
tHE wAITING gAME: O’s to the Toes…
_________________________________________________ – Editor’s Note: – Sometimes you just know… –It was gonna be a long pump run, huge patient, and the CT […]
Pediatric Perfusionist Needed for L’Viv Ukraine
________________________________________________ – Editor’s Note: I was finishing up a routine CABG when I received a Messenger text from Dr. Bill Novick, the […]
We Call them HEROES: An American Heart Team in Ukraine…
“Pensiveness best describes the scene, as we swirl our glasses watching the foam tumble down the side of the glass and picking […]
“The Fight is Here; I need Ammunition, NOT a Ride”
Editor’s Note: Typically I do not get involved with politics or international affairs that are not directly related to the field of […]
Red Sea Rising: Strategies to Improve Surgical Visualization
Editor’s Note: This is a discussion on a very difficult case where anomalous venous return was overwhelming during a multi-valve repair / […]
My Perfusion Job Shadowing Experience: Day 2
(Reprint 2014) Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of what is a 3-part series- these first two posts presented by a young, soon-to-be […]
My Perfusion Job Shadowing Experience: Day 1
(Reprint 2014) Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of what is going to be a 3-part series- the first two posts presented […]
Perfusion Art: “Next…?”
Perfusion Art: “NEXT…? ” Photographer: Frank Aprile, CCP, BBA, LP Equipment: I Phone 8+ Editing: Photoshop Narrative: Waiting for the Next ECMO… I write about […]
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger…
The take home message on this is that I believe in Miracles– And we could use a few of those- so never […]
Thrombosis in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Circuits
Examination of ECMO circuits after removal is a useful quality improvement tool that can elucidate the cause of circuit problems, indicate patients at increased risk of thrombosis, and suggest areas for possible improvements.
Cytokine Adsorption Therapy during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adult Patients with COVID-19
This case series aimed to contribute to the body of evidence substantiating CAT utilization in hyperinflammatory patients, namely, COVID-19 patients requiring ECMO rescue.