ECPR by Vin Pellegrino

This post is adapted from that originally published on the RAGE podcast

On August 17th 2016, Associate Professor Vincent Pellegrino, Head of the ECMO service at The Alfred ICU, discussed ECPR during an in-house education session.

His discussion included:

  • the difficulties with ECPR definitions and selection criteria
  • Approaches to ECPR, ranging from cannulation techniques and types of cannula, to role cards and the importance of teamwork
  • Outcomes for ECPR and the evidence for the technique

Listen to the talk to find out more – the podcast is 37 minutes long.

THE AUDIO (from the RAGE podcast)


THE VIDEO

THE SLIDES

For more on ECMO check out INTENSIVE and EDECMO.org.

 

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