Long-term outcomes after VA #ECMO in adults 🔍 multicenter ANZICS study investigating incidence of death or new disability at 12 months after VA #ECLS initiation in 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿 At 12 months 30% pts alive without new disability. Major burden of disability appears to develop in first

Hemolysis in venopulmonary arterial vs venovenous #ECMO for respiratory failure 🩸no significant differences in pfHb, creatinine, #AKI; pump type/speed + cannula size significantly influence risk of hemolysis, emphasizing importance of optimal configuration & management in

Optimal #PEEP & recruitment-to-in patients with severe #ARDS undergoing ultra‑protective lung ventilation during VV #ECMO 🫁 R/I ratio feasible, providing valuable indications for guiding PEEP titration 🫁 R/I ratio > 0.34 may help identify pts likely to benefit from further

Paper is out!

Pre-print scoping review: everything you might want to know about RV contractile reserve in patients with cardiopulmonary conditions (including PH, HF, LVAD etc) #ThePeoplesVentricle

🛫 Resuscitation in the #ECPR era? We’re no longer flying blind... As #extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is increasingly utilized for refractory CA, we learn significantly more about resuscitation. #ECMO rapidly restores perfusion, forcing initial hemodynamic survival,

Don’t miss the NOTACS study presentation tomorrow - nasal high-flow oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery #CCR25

Check out this great new book with an interesting chapter on cardiac anaesthesia! google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=D…

New 📝 lead by 🌟 fellow Raquel Lamarche Fontaneto, relevant to anyone who uses minimally/non-invasive CO monitors in patients with septic shock. Open access at Critical Care 🎤 drop in the conclusion paragraph!

Cardiogenic shock syndrome unraveled: understanding the different layers of heterogeneity CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc…

Excited to share our work on Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Cardiac Surgery : A&A journals.lww.com/anesthesia-ana… Duke Anesthesiology DukeCTSurgery Duke Heart Anesthesia&Analgesia Fawaz Alenezi, MD Attila Kovács MD, PhD

Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in #ECMO 🔎 SR/MA of studies comparing DTIs vs UFH 🔍 28 studies identified, most (25) on bivalirudin 🩸DTIs achieved therapeutic anticoagulation range faster + maintained therapeutic range for > time ⚖️ effects similarly significant in adults (not in

Optimal ECLS in mixed cardiogenic & septic shock: 🔍 ELSO Registry Analysis 🪦 high overall mortality = 63%; older age, pre ECMO cardiac arrest, baseline CCI associated with increased mortality 🩸 patients receiving higher EBF (EBF ≥2.2 L/min/m2) at 24h had trend toward

Today's Paper of the Day is: Patient-Self Inflicted Lung Injury (P-SILI): An Insight into the Pathophysiology of Lung Injury and Management criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc… Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Thrombocytopenia in VV #ECMO? Highly prevalent in VV ECMO, and strongly associated with bleeding risk and reduced survival. Platelet transfusions do not appear to significantly reduce bleeding risk: targeted prevention strategies needed! #FOAMcc Critical Care 🔓

📣Our new PRORVnet collaborative publication (CCR) is out in AJRCCM 🫁🫀   'RV Hemodynamics in ARDS: Monitoring and Implications for Clinical Management'   ATS Blue Journal, #Douglas Slobod, Hakeem Yusuff, Mads Dam Lyhne, Andre Denault, PRORVnet  atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

Optimal management strategy for adults undergoing VA #ECMO for cardiogenic shock? Study aimed to evaluate impact of “bundled” physiologic targets on outcomes 🔍 ELSO Registry analysis: >7.9 K patients (2013-2022) 🩸💨 🫁 34.7% received complete bundle within first 24 h: MAP >

Right ventricle and venous system: bridging physiology and clinical practice. A narrative review CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidenc…

A definitive review on Sepsis induced Cardiomyopathy by our group led by#RyotaSato and Siddharth Dugar MD FCCM,FCCM,FASE @https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40912296/ Abhijit Duggal