ECMO Unplugged: Troubleshooting when Things Go Wrong

Activity Summary

Learn how to identify and utilize the most recent evidence to resolve ECMO issues. Recognize potential complications such as decoupling, recirculation, north-south syndrome and LV distention. Learn about alternative cannulation strategies utilized to optimize ECMO performance. Through real-world scenarios and interactive polling, enhance your ability to ensure patient safety and optimize ECMO performance. This session is ideal for healthcare professionals in critical care settings seeking to improve their ECMO management expertise.

Objectives

Identify common ECMO complications and their underlying causes to ensure timely and effective intervention.
Explain the difference between ECMO issues of recirculation and north-south syndrome and the corresponding interventions.
Analyze the various alternative cannulation strategies and how they are chosen for select ECMO patients.

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.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

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

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.