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Implementation of an ED ECMO Program

Implementation of an ED ECMO Program

by Darren Wong, Josee Malette | Jun 10, 2021 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

In the first part of this series, we looked at the basics of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and its primary indications. In this section, we will discuss the factors that are needed to implement an ED ECMO program and what happens when a code ECPR is...
Are We Ready for ECMO on the Ground Floor?

Are We Ready for ECMO on the Ground Floor?

by Darren Wong, Josee Malette | Jun 3, 2021 | Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has significantly progressed over the past decades. It has become an invaluable tool in the care of adults with severe cardiac and pulmonary disease refractory to conventional management. The implementation of ECMO has even...
Assessing and Finessing: An Airway Update

Assessing and Finessing: An Airway Update

by Adam Parks, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 23, 2019 | Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

Securing definitive control of a threatened airway is a fundamental skill in the care of critically ill patients and remains an ever-popular topic of discussion in Emergency Medicine. As Emergency Medicine providers, we find few procedures as satisfying or potentially...
Fill ‘er up: Fluid Responsiveness in the ED

Fill ‘er up: Fluid Responsiveness in the ED

by Ariel Hendin, Richard Hoang | Oct 25, 2018 | Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

    When we are caring for a septic patient in the ED, we know that aggressive care with early antibiotics and ensuring adequate preload saves lives. But what do we do when we aren’t sure if more fluid will help any longer? How can we finesse our fluid...
All in one: Sepsis in the Emergency Department

All in one: Sepsis in the Emergency Department

by Shannon Fernando, Bram Rochwerg | Sep 13, 2018 | Critical Care, Featured

Comprehensively discussing sepsis in the Emergency Department (ED) in a three-page blog is quite frankly, impossible. You would be hard-pressed to find a disease process that has undergone such dramatic change over the past two decades. Through it all, we still do not...
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