Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation experience in a community level I trauma center

CONCLUSIONS: Community level I trauma centers are capable of handling trauma patients requiring ECMO. It does require a multi-disciplinary team of surgical intensivists and cardiothoracic surgeons along with the support of nursing, respiratory therapists, and perfusionists. The outcomes in this limited series show that ECMO can be a tool utilized in the community setting.PMID:35236185 | DOI:10.1177/02676591211059743

Source: Perfusion - March 3, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Steven Neubauer Daniel J DelloStritto Nicholas Capal Andrew Hotrum Lucas Henn Tiffany Marchand Source Type: research