ECMO SPECIALIST WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | NEW AND UPDATED 2026 !!! |GRADED A+//
VV ECMO
Can be though of as "IV gas exchange" aims to deliver enough oxygen to
support end-organ perfusion.
ECMO directors
Dr. Devaleria & Dr. Sen
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
A Consortium developed in 1989 that defines ECMO guidelines and
maintains a registry of all ECMO patients
Contraindications to V-V ECMO
Cardiogenic Shock, chronic respiratory failure, uncontrolled sepsis and
multi-organ failure
Father of ECMO? What does he believe?
Dr Robert Bartlett; he believes al patients should have a Hgb of 15g/dL
Test to confirm Hemolysis
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and plasma free Hemoglobin (sent out
ever 3 days plasma free hgb)
Air Entrainment
This originates from the pre-pump side of the circuit, will seize a
centrifugal pump, and requires rapid assessment for the source.
, Specialist much watch closely, and prepare to clamp oxygenator outflow
(ECMO Arterial)
Chatter
This colloquialism is intermittent venous line obstruction that causes
variable ECBF (Ecmo Cannula bloodflow).
Arterial Decannulation
This Emergency will result in rapid exsanguination, Clamp the outflow
immediately
Low Flow/No Flow
The inability of the centrifugal pump to generate output. Remedied by
reducing pump speed.
VV ECMO blood gas optimization is titrated according to
Pt.'s arterial blood gas
Signs of Oxygenator Failure
increasing Delta P
increasing ECMO PCO2 despite increased sweep on blender
Decreasing ECMO PO2 despite increased FIO2 on the blender
Bioderm Cath Grips and CHG Tegaderm are changed?
Every 7 days
What is recirculation
Proximity of drainage and return cannula and/or high ECBF can result in
this inefficiency of V-V ECMO which can cause increased circuit SvO2
and decreased pt. SaO2
ANSWERS | NEW AND UPDATED 2026 !!! |GRADED A+//
VV ECMO
Can be though of as "IV gas exchange" aims to deliver enough oxygen to
support end-organ perfusion.
ECMO directors
Dr. Devaleria & Dr. Sen
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
A Consortium developed in 1989 that defines ECMO guidelines and
maintains a registry of all ECMO patients
Contraindications to V-V ECMO
Cardiogenic Shock, chronic respiratory failure, uncontrolled sepsis and
multi-organ failure
Father of ECMO? What does he believe?
Dr Robert Bartlett; he believes al patients should have a Hgb of 15g/dL
Test to confirm Hemolysis
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and plasma free Hemoglobin (sent out
ever 3 days plasma free hgb)
Air Entrainment
This originates from the pre-pump side of the circuit, will seize a
centrifugal pump, and requires rapid assessment for the source.
, Specialist much watch closely, and prepare to clamp oxygenator outflow
(ECMO Arterial)
Chatter
This colloquialism is intermittent venous line obstruction that causes
variable ECBF (Ecmo Cannula bloodflow).
Arterial Decannulation
This Emergency will result in rapid exsanguination, Clamp the outflow
immediately
Low Flow/No Flow
The inability of the centrifugal pump to generate output. Remedied by
reducing pump speed.
VV ECMO blood gas optimization is titrated according to
Pt.'s arterial blood gas
Signs of Oxygenator Failure
increasing Delta P
increasing ECMO PCO2 despite increased sweep on blender
Decreasing ECMO PO2 despite increased FIO2 on the blender
Bioderm Cath Grips and CHG Tegaderm are changed?
Every 7 days
What is recirculation
Proximity of drainage and return cannula and/or high ECBF can result in
this inefficiency of V-V ECMO which can cause increased circuit SvO2
and decreased pt. SaO2
