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http://mls.training 28-01-2022 19:20:34
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An insightful and damning inditement. I’m certain this is at least partially correct. Are we not educating well enough? Are we denying the opportunities for those in training to make decisions? Is this necessary for high quality care? Ben Lovell Segun Olusanya (He/Him) [email protected] . AR

Should low flow >60 min strictly stop ECPR? Should ECMO end early? Evidence suggests strict cutoffs/early withdrawal may deny care to survivable patients. Patient selection and delayed neuroprognostication are key. Our thoughts in Resuscitation Plus ECMO Barcelona sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


Bleeding, hemolysis and renal failure on Mechanical circulatory support increase mortality in 493 MCS-patients over 4881 days of support! Lets fight MCS-related complications to further improve MCS outcomes 💪 jhltonline.org/article/S1053-… Published in @JHLT - @saschaott - Royal Brompton Critical Care


Welcome Waqas Akhtar - now you’re here…… you can never leave!!


You all know Harlequin, now meet RIDDLER, ECMO’s newly named syndrome of differential decarboxylation in spontaneously breathing patients. ahajournals.org/eprint/ZTN6HPH… M Velia Antonini Segun Olusanya (He/Him) [email protected] Hatem Soliman, FRCP, FEACVI, FASE, FHEA Eduard Argudo Demetris Yannopoulos Justyna Swol MD • ECMOdaily Sean Scott EuroELSO

Excellent work, featuring our very own Abigail Roberts (she/her).

Harefield Royal Brompton and Harefield ECPR 🫀 ECMO in cardiac arrest Demonstrates institution of a standardised system of care in NHS, it is possible to achieve *good neurological outcomes in over half of all patients* in refractory cardiac arrest (mean 48min of CPR) bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1/e…

Improving quality & outcomes of #ECMO in refractory cardiac arrest, Phoenix #ECPR project: 🔍retrospective analysis at Royal Brompton and Harefield 2018-2023 ⚙️structured system including systematic screening process, strict exclusion criteria, assessment of resuscitation adequacy through


New content: Donor heart echocardiography video. Unsure about what to include in echo for organ donation? We are excited to release this video that has been created in conjunction with the NHS Blood+Transplant team and their donor heart echo proforma. As always ORACLE is completely free!



Come see Milan compete at the EuroELSO Cannulation Cup 2025 in 15minutes central hall! San Raffaele Anesthesia and Intensive Care Tommaso Scquizzato, MD Paco Nardelli


Congratulations to Eduard Argudo and the Vall d'Hebron #ECPR team for winning the EuroELSO cannulation cup. I was surprised by the floppy wires but impressed with their skill. Floppy vs stiff wire for ECPR?

The 2025 EuroELSO cannulation cup winners are Barcelona! ECMO Barcelona Eduard Argudo María Martínez Thank you to all the teams for sharing their experience in cannulation and ECPR teamwork!




Great day seeing friends and learning about LVAD, impella, Ecmo with Mechanical Life Support at Royal Brompton and Harefield with Waqas Akhtar #MLS #MCS #ECMO #ECLS highly recommend the MLS course



1/We should consider the additive benefits of #GDMT during MCS for #Cardshock. Recently, we looked at the effect of implementing a protocol for aggressive GDMT uptitration during Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Heart Recovery Impella support. There is a free link (only 50 first) to the publication in the end