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Basics of ECMO: Part 2

Dr Aalekh Prasad1†, Dr Sara Scialpi2, Dr Sabina Popa3 

1Intensive Care Medicine Registrar, Cambridge University Hospital, UK 

2Intensive Care Medicine Clinical Fellow, Cambridge University Hospital, UK 

3Supervising Intensive Care Medicine Consultant, Peterborough City Hospital, UK 

Edited by: Dr Julia Weinkauf, Intensivist and Anesthesiologist, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA 

 †Corresponding author email: aalekhprasad@gmail.com 

Published January 30, 2024

Abstract

This tutorial encompasses topics such as daily assessments for ECMO patients, troubleshooting, managing complications, and the procedures for weaning and decannulation from the ECMO circuit.

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