CME 01/09/16 – ECMO for Cardiac Arrest (ECLS)

ECMO for Cardiac Arrest from SCGH ED CME

Here is Sam’s talk on the use of ECMO in a select group of patients presenting in cardiac arrest that is refractory to standard ACLS management.

Resources:

• ECMO in Cardiac Arrest CME talk by John Iliff (4/2016)
• John Iliff’s PechaKucha on “ECMO in Cardiac Arrest” – done as a part of his 4.10 project:

• ECMO (Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) from LITFL’s Critical Care Compendium
• The Alfred ICU ECMO page
  • The Alfred ICU ECMO Guideline for Out-Of-Hospital and In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (2013)
    • includes inclusion and exclusion criteria
  • Presentation by Steve Bernard speaks 4/2/14 in Sydney on the reality of ECMO CPR at The Alfred in Melbourne, Victoria, and the CHEER study:

BERNARD on ECMO CPR: It's ON from SMACC Conference

• The Bottom Line review of the CHEER trial