Thromboelastography in Children Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Author(s): Wataru Sakai, MD, Tomohiro Chaki, MD, PhD, Yuki Ogasawara, Yuko Nawa, MD, PhD, Yuki Ichisaka, MD, Tomohiro Nawa, MD, Haruki Niwano, Hidetsugu Asai, MD, PhD, Noriyoshi Ebuoka, MD, and Michiaki Yamakage, MD, PhD

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP A 1.00

Expires Nov 01, 2028

Topics: ECMO

Population: Pediatric

Role: APRN, Staff

Fees
Member: Free
NonMember: $10.00

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Thromboelastography can be used to assess coagulation status in children on ECMO. This single-center, prospective, retrospective, observational study on patients under 18 years on ECMO evaluated the incidence of complications when managing anticoagulation with thromboelastography or with conventional coagulation tests. The study compared outcomes with primary endpoint being critical hemorrhage or pump failure requiring ECMO termination.

Objectives

  • Describe how thromboelastography can be used to assess coagulation status in children undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
  • Identify common coagulation abnormalities and complications during ECMO in pediatric patients.
  • Analyze the potential role of thromboelastography in guiding anticoagulation management in ECMO.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

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Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

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