The PerfWeb Podcast

An expert panel with decades of ECMO experience managing many ECMO patients discusses the factors that influence patient selection for ECMO support.

Joe Basha, CCP, and Mike Brown, CCP describe and discuss common and complex complications of ECMO.

Another excellent review by John Ingram, CCP of various ECMO cannulation strategies, including basic cannulation and exotic cannulation strategies.

John Ingram, CCP gives a terrific review of ECMO cannulation strategies and the panel discusses the reasons to use Veno-Arterial and Veno-Venous ECMO. John and the panel review inclusion and exclusion criteria for V-A and V-V ECMO.

John Ingram, CCP and Joe Basha, CCP discuss how to evaluate the effectiveness of your ECMO cannulation strategy and of your ECMO therapeutic goals and metrics.

The Arguments For And Against State Licensure For Perfusion. A lively debate about State Licensure for perfusionists.

Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices. Lecture and discussion about devices used to reduce embolic stroke. Trigaurd and Sentinell devices.

ECMO: Measurement Of Adequacy, Cannulation, North/South Complication, Anticoagulation And Weaning, And What Patients Can Be Woken Up And Extubated On VV ECMO?

CVVH / CRRT: What Is It And Why We Should Use It More. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. Veno-Venous Hemofiltration. Discussion on fluid balance and mortality. Continuous renal replacement therapy lecture. CVVH - Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) The Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration (CVVH) program is a short-term treatment used in ICU patients with acute or chronic renal failure. Usually, hemodialysis is typically done for patients with kidney failure. However, if the patient has low blood pressure or other contra indicators to hemodialysis, CVVH may be a necessary alternative. If necessary, our nephrologists will assess the patient and order settings for CVVH. The ICU nurse will set up the CVVH unit, while the bedside nurse will run CVVH and troubleshoot problems while taking care of the patient.

Lecture and discussion about the AngioVac device. A tool used to remove unwanted intravascular material.