Case Studies in Advanced ECMO Strategy: Endpoints, Ethics, Futility and Death

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This session includes ECMO indications/contraindications and differentiating flow versus sweep speed. Real-time titration is appraised in V-A/V-V ECMO for goal-directed care, brain death/apnea testing and ethical issues with patient selection/futility criteria for ECMO de-escalation and death. Advanced case studies show ECMO de-escalation/decannulation when futile, sweep titration in CO2 responsiveness/apnea testing, goal-directed care and defining death accenting interdisciplinary care and APRN role.

Objectives

Analyze advanced cardiopulmonary failure, causation and clinical goals during evaluation for ECMO support.
Employ clinical data in real-time when modifying plan of care during ECMO support based on endpoints, complications and futility.
Define endpoints, ethics, neurologic complications, brain death testing and death pronouncement when adapting ECMO support.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The 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 1.25 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.