ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)-boon to intensivism Dr imran Gafoor Senior consultant Deptt of intensive care medicine Ramkrishna care hospital,Raipur CG feb 2019
ARDS is a syndrome rather than disease There is no disease modifying drug therapy for ARDS
For over three decades we have been struggling to change outcomes in ARDS patients
Physiological rationale for ECMO ECMO effectively maintains adequate gas exchange , replacing respiratory function,through an artificial lung ,thereby unloading respiratory system,allowing recovery . ELSO RED book 2017
ECMO is a TEAM work
ECMO – last resort therapy
Veno -venous ECMO circuit
Veno – arterial ECMO circuit
Veno -venous ECMO (double lumen cannula)
Approaches to veno -venous ECMO
Most common veno -venous configuration
Most common veno -arterial configuration
Components of ECMO set up
Components of ECMO set up
Mechanism of gas exchange in ECMO
Components of ECMO set up
Cannulae after placement
Factors determining gas exchange
ECMO set up
Factors deciding ECMO candidacy
ELSO RED book 2017
10 situations in which ECMO is likely to fail ICM 2015 Wrong choice of ECMO configuration Chronic respiratory or cardiac disease with no hopes of recovery/transplant Out of hospital ECMO-CPR ≥ 50 mins Severe Aortic regurgitation or type A aortic dissection Refractory septic shock in adults with preserved ejection fraction Allogenic stem cell transplantation Age › 70 yrs with severe ARDS ARDS with multiple organ failure Prolonged pre-ECMO mechanical ventilation (› 7 days) Centres in-experienced in ECMO