EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION WEANING

Course overview

VENOVENOUS AND VENOARTERIAL EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION HAS BECOME A MORE POPULAR TOPIC AND TREATMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MORE PATIENTS ARE BEING PLACED ON ECMO FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT REASONS. WEANING PATIENTS FROM ECMO IS A VERY BROAD TOPIC WITH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT APPROACHES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISCUSS THE TECHNIQUE ALONG WITH THE ROLES OF THE ASSOCIATED TEAMS WHEN WEANING A PATIENT FROM VENOVENOUS (VV) OR VENOARTERIAL (VA) ECMO.