📖 VA #ECMO in adults: Chapter 17 of Blue Book is focused on adults requiring circulatory support
🩺 indications
🩸 cannulation
🫁 gas exchange, ventilation, monitoring
🩺 care
🚧 complications
🫀 weaning/decannulation
📘 latest edition of ECMO Specialist Training Manual available!
🛒 bit.ly/ELSObooks

Major bleeding during VA #ECMO for cardiac failure
🔍 558 adults included, 2016–2023
🩸severe major bleeding developed in nearly ½ of pts and was associated with increased mortality. Trajectories of coagulation & inflammatory markers underscore dynamic nature of bleeding risk.
🔓 rdcu.be/faryP

🛏 Be part of ‘Circuit Chatter'!
📢 To fulfil the desire by Dr Bartlett to pass the torch, ELSO launched an invitation to contribute with brief #ECMO cases history, 300-700 words. This will then be edited/published.
⏳ Deadline for next ELSO newsletter is April 15, 2026
📬 email newsletter@elso.org

Ventricular arrhythmia ablation timing & outcomes in electrical storm requiring VA #ECMO support: STORM-ECMO study
🫀Findings (hypothesis-generating) suggest that timely substrate control during the initial phase of MCS may facilitate myocardial recovery. Open access #FOAMcc #FOAMecmo
🔓 rdcu.be/e92he

Ventricular arrhythmia & VA #ECMO: STORM-ECMO study
🇫🇷 French multicenter study
🫀 ablation associated with higher ECMO weaning success, particularly if performed within early days after cannulation
⚖️ benefit greatest if ablation performed within first days of support
🔓 rdcu.be/e92he

Reply to Letter to the Editor: High-Caliber Femoral... : ASAIO Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Reply to Letter to the Editor: High-Caliber Femoral Dual-Lumen Cannula for ECCO2R in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Efficacy and Safety Evaluation
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p e51, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002643
https://ow.ly/IlpJ50YqaRO
#ASAIO
#ECMO

🚧 #ECMO complications? Moving beyond expert consensus to prospective studies and standardized monitoring across ECMO registries will be essential if efforts to reduce complications are to translate into improved patients' survival and quality of life.

🚧 #ECMO complications: broad challenge facing community? Distinguishing adverse events attributable to ECMO from those driven by underlying illness.
🔓 rdcu.be/e9Ibj

🧫 On SAVECMO study, establishing consensus on definition, diagnosis, management for peripheral cannula-site infection.
🔓 rdcu.be/e9IkE

Letter to the Editor in Response to: High-Caliber Femoral... : ASAIO Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Letter to the Editor in Response to: High-Caliber Femoral Dual-Lumen Cannula for ECCO2R in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Efficacy and Safety Evaluation
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p e50, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002642
https://ow.ly/s44y50YqaEn
#ASAIO
#ECMO

VV #ECMO candidacy decision-making process: why & to whom is offered?
⚖️ interpretation/incorporation of age, BMI, MV time variable
⚖️ contraindications flexible depending on ethical/social criteria
⚖️ cognitive biases/heuristics impact
⚖️ institutional/cultural contexts shape decisions
🔓 bit.ly/484tzt0

#ECMO decision-making process:
🔍 study aimed to characterize how clinicians approach candidacy selection, criteria considered + relative weight
Decisions to pursue VV ECMO for severe respiratory failure were largely based on clinical judgments of suitability vs objective guidelines
🔓 bit.ly/484tzt0

Grateful for an incredible couple of days at @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social & ELSO #SCCM2026 pre-conference #ECMO #simulation course!
🎓 From lectures to hands-on learning - the depth of discussion and collaboration continues to push our #ECLS practice forward!

JAMA Network Open article: "Clinician Perspectives on the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Decision-Making Process" by Derek R. Soled et al. Published March 22, 2026. doi:text@1

Variability in #ECMO candidacy selection may result in inconsistent allocation; multidisciplinary review and clear guidelines are recommended to improve transparency and equity.

#SCCM2026 #CriticalCare @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social

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Reevaluating Analytical Rigor in Brain Death Determination... : ASAIO Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Letters to the Editor
Reevaluating Analytical Rigor in Brain Death Determination Under Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p e49, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002635
https://ow.ly/oOwW50YqacF
#ASAIO
#ECMO

Persistent air leak in the critically ill Persistent air leak (PAL) is an infrequent but challenging scenario in critical care and anaesthesia, most often arising as a complication of lung resection surgery. Patients with PAL are at high…

🚨 In massive air leak with failing gas exchange, rescue strategies may include lung/lobar isolation, endobronchial occlusion, surgery, or VV-ECMO. Sometimes the priority is buying time safely enough for healing.
Read more in the #BJAEd: buff.ly/z7AkQIq
#ECMO #CriticalCare #ThoracicAnaesthesia

Effects of Inadvertent Left Atrial Return During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The Veno-Left Atrial Case Series
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p e42-e48, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002562
https://ow.ly/ch5S50Yq9Aj
#ASAIO
#ECMO

Inside Calstar Super King Air 200 N370CS at #KSJC February 2020. We were fit testing ECMO gear (see next post for explanation but its basically heart and lung bypass) These are the most intense transports we do #cvvhrn #moffett #photography #AvGeek #aviation #nurse #SanJose #nursing #medical #ECMO

Are you/your team in need of an excellent #ECLS education and/or training opportunity?? Join one of the ELSO courses & workshops next fall 🍂
🎓 Adult #ECMO simulation course
🎓 Neo/Peds ECMO #simulation course
🎓 Cannulation workshop
🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
📬 ecmotraining@elso.org

Expression of Concern Regarding Article “Perioperative Use... : ASAIO Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Expression of Concern Regarding Article “Perioperative Use of ECMO During Double Lung Transplantation”

https://ow.ly/eCuF50YvcW2
#ASAIO
#ECMO

High-Caliber Femoral Dual-Lumen Cannula for ECCO2R in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Efficacy and Safety Evaluation
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p 255-262, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002586
https://ow.ly/hZ0L50Yq88f
#ASAIO
#ECMO

Assembling, Priming, and Storing Circuits for Pediatric and Neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p 249-254, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002483
https://ow.ly/hqQV50Yq7X8
#ASAIO
#ECMO
#ELSO

⏰ The Dr Bartlett legacy virtual summit 🖥️ is scheduled to start in less than 24h!
📆 March 16-17
⏰ Start time: 8:00 AM EDT
This event will run for a full day to share knowledge, exchange ideas, highlight advancements shaping the future of #ECMO.
Registration free 🔓 but limited
🔗 bit.ly/Bartlett24h

📢 Here's the upcoming #EuroELSOwebinar: Evolving concepts in anticoagulation and antiplatelets in VA #ECMO #ECPR & VV #ECLS
🗓️ March 25 2026, 16:00-17:00 CET
Register now! 🖋 www.euroelso.net/webinars/

🎥 PS all EuroELSO webinars are available on demand, open access! #FOAMcc
🔓 bit.ly/EuroELSOyout...

Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes in Cirrhosis: An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Study
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p 242-248, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002566
https://ow.ly/YaVi50Yq7M0
#ASAIO
#ELSO
#ECMO

🩸 Hemorrhagic risk in VA #ECMO is complex! RBC transfusion exposure is by far higher than in other critically ill populations. #ECPR & antiplatelets act as additional risk factors. Transfusion practice for variable, does not always follow international guidelines.
#FOAMcc #FOAMecmo
🔓 rdcu.be/e70k0

Major haemorrhage, transfusion practice, anticoagulation in patients in VA #ECMO, OBLEX study
🔍 545 patients, 3 subgroups: #ECPR, PC, CS
🩸 52% experienced major bleedings. If PC & ECPR more frequent/earlier events
🩸 88% received RBCs, more for PC/ECPR
🩸 PLT transfusion highest if PC
🔓 rdcu.be/e70k0

Flowchart of the study selection process for eligible studies in the meta-analysis.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Following Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
ASAIO Journal 72(3):p 233-241, March 2026. | DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002613
https://ow.ly/qTRs50Yq7Ai
#ASAIO
#ECMO

🌍 Celebrate #WorldKidneyDay with today’s #ESICMWebinar on precision medicine in #ICUNephrology.

From urine output to precision #RRT in #ECMO and AI-driven decisions — how close are we to truly personalised #kidney care?

🗓️ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 👉 shorturl.at/Y3plD

#ESICM #IntensiveCare #AKI

🖥️ The program of Dr. Bartlett legacy 24-hour virtual summit, honouring the vision and lasting impact of Dr. Bartlett, is now available! Over a full day, clinicians, researchers, and innovators will share knowledge, exchange breakthrough ideas, highlight advancements shaping the future of #ECMO.
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A graphic with a portrait of Dr. Adam Whiteley on the right. On the left is text that outlines who he received funding from and for what project the funding is being used on. "Summer 2025 Fellowship Award through the CM Clinical Fellow Research Awards program" Project: “ECMO: An Exploration of Informed Consent and How Parental Experience Can Guide the Process"

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Adam Whiteley! He received funding through the Children's Mercy Clinical Fellow Research Awards program for his project that studies the #ECMO consent process. Learn more: bit.ly/whiteley-ecmo