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🎥 Learning from tough cases at virtual #ELSO2025!
⚖️ #ECLS, ethics, end-of-life in a resource limited scenario
⚙️ Troubleshoot misbehaving circuit
🫀 VA #ECMO in severe AR
🫀Temporary #MCS
⚖️ Pediatric pt with capacity: who should make decisions?
🔗 bit.ly/ELSO2025virtual
🔗 elso2025.teneventsmedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#ECPR in trauma patients with CA
🔍 ELSO Registry analysis
🚑 17.9% received #ECMO because of traumatic CA, ⅓ #OHCA. Survival 29.2%
🚑 82.1% because of CA of medical etiology; survival 37.3%
ECPR may result in higher-than-expected survival, evenmin patients with traumatic CA.
#FOAMcc
🔓 bit.ly/3LtxJCz
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Take a look at the ⚠️ Panic Button section of the ELSO's #ECMO Bedside Guide
🩸 accidental decannulation
🫧🫧 air in the circuit
🩸blood out of the circuit
🫀cardiac arrest
⛔️ NO flow
🚨 coming off #ECLS emergently
The app is free open access
Apple 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
Android 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
VV multisite #ECMO in neonates & smaller children <15 kg with severe resp failure
🔪 surgical VV cannulation associated with greater risk of thrombosis at vessel sites vs percutaneous technique; no significant at 1y. Potential confounder: surgical group younger + smaller weight
🔓 bit.ly/4nNZxz0
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#ECMO cannulation Workshop ongoing in Ann Arbor, MI! This ELSO hands-on event is aimed to learn how to perform percutaneous VV & VA #ECLS cannulation with a team of international experts, training on realistic #simulation models!
📫 ecmotraining@elso.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
📰 @nytimes.com celebrates life & work Dr Bartlett: Robert H Bartlett, father of innovative life-support system, dies at 86. He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or #ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing, for days, weeks or longer
🖇️ bit.ly/4qKFt3b
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
📦📦 Wrapping up an amazing week in Ann Arbor with 2️⃣ Adult #ECMO #simulation course: a total of 5️⃣8️⃣ learners strong! Huge thanks to our dedicated faculty & enthusiastic learners for making courses both educational and fun ‼️ Next sessions
🗓️ April 14-15 & 16-17 2026
📍 Ann Arbor MI
🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tilt bed for mobilization on #ECMO?? Seems safe & effective strategy to facilitate #ICUrehab! These beds may provide reasonable alternative or additive therapy to out-of-bed mobility, particularly among centers that lack staffing or experience to safely coordinate ambulation.
🔗 bit.ly/4hKcJ6x
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
📘 The Blue Book: the latest edition of ELSO ECMO Specialist Training Manual is NOW available
🛒 bit.ly/ELSObooks
📖 Let's open the book and start with Dedication, with immense gratitude and affection, to Robert & Wanda Bartlett. Dr Bartlett wrote Foreword of Blue Book.
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
🎥 How to operationalize practice standards complicated by #ECMO at virtual #ELSO2025
🫘 integrating #RRT into circuit
💪🏼 designing/implementing early mobility protocol for #ECLS #ICUrehab
🫁 oxygenation riddles
Register
🔗 bit.ly/ELSO2025virt...
If you joined in Washington
🔗 elso2025.teneventsmedia.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 The ELSO newsletter is out!
🖋️ Message from President, D Brodie
◼️ In memoriam - Dr Bartlett 1939-2025
🛏 Reflections from inaugural RH Bartlett lecture by G Annich
📃 News from ELSO Committees
🎓 Report for Global Education Committee GEC retreat
🌏 Updates from ELSO Chapters
& more!
🔗 bit.ly/2IR8RCl
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#ECMO for severe calcium channel blocker intoxication in patient with cardiogenic shock/circulatory collapse:
🔍 analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry, 2015 -2023
🔎 157 patients with CCB toxicity, overall survival higher in pediatric patients vs adults
🔗 bit.ly/48PYtGW
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Take a look at the 💉 Medication section of the ELSO's #ECMO Bedside Guide:
🩸anticoagulants
🩸 blood products
🩸 hemostatic agents
🌸 opioids
🛌 sedatives
Open access app, to be useful to everyone with interest in #ECLS.
Apple store 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
Google Play (Android) 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🪑 We have (really really) few open spots for one of the upcoming sessions of the Adult #ECMO #simulation course!
🛠️ hands on learning
🚧 troubleshooting cases
🫀🫁 scenarios on VA & VV #ECLS
🗓️ Nov 4-5 2025
📍Ann Arbor MI
🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
📬 ecmotraining@elso.org
📸 Below pics from latest editions!
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Dear ELSO Community, thank you for all the fond memories and support regarding Dr. Bartlett. His wishes are to gather friends in a few months' time on his behalf. The planning for this memorial is under way and we expect to have a date identified soon. More information to come soon.
October 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎥 #ICU Rounds With Dr. Mason & Team: Bindu Akkanti, Desiree Bonadonna, Max Hockstein, Lauren Igneri, Phil Mason, and John Stokes. Interested in this interesting session?? Register for virtual #ELSO2025!!
🔗 bit.ly/ELSO2025virtual
If you joined in Washington visit:
🔗 elso2025.teneventsmedia.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The ELSO 2025 narrative guideline on use of #ECMO for accidental hypothermia
🔗 preparation and organization
🧊 patient selection & indications for ECLS
⚖️# ECMO mode/technical considerations
🩺 patient + circuit management during ECLS
🚧 complications
🪽 weaning
🔍 outcome & follow up
🔓 bit.ly/475GUkR
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
◾️In Memoriam of Robert H. Bartlett, MD 1939-2025 ◾️
Without Dr. Bartlett, there is no ECMO: he saved more than 100,000 patients through his life’s work. He changed the world.
He will forever be the Father of ECMO.
Vale, Dr B
🔗 elso.org/ecmo-resources/drbartlett.aspx
🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=4sfPgPIQ49s
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
🎥 Do you want to know more about #ECMO anatomy & physiology? Look at virtual #ELSO202 session
🔪 dissecting #ECLS Circuit
⚙️ pump and pathway
🔍 evolving circuit design
Register at
🔗 bit.ly/ELSO2025virtual

If you joined in Washington visit
🔗 elso2025.teneventsmedia.com
🎓 CME/CEU for MD/RN/Pharm
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
LV venting and brain injury in peripheral VA #ECMO
🔍 ELSO Registry analysis (>13K adults w CS)
🫀 LV venting 11%
🧠 LV venting associated with increased risk of ABI
🪦 similar mortality between LV vented/non-vented patients
🫀 no difference in ABI or mortality if IABP vs mAFP
🖇️ bit.ly/4hng6QK
October 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Take a look at the 📦 Equipment section of the ELSO's #ECMO Bedside Guide:
💉 cannulas
💨 membrane lungs
⚙️ pumps
🌡️ temperature regulation
This essential, free open access app to support management of patients receiving #ECLS
Apple 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
Android 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Variability in adult VV #ECMO candidacy decision-making
🔍 internet-based international survey
📋 82% centers have formal inclusion/exclusion criteria
⚖️ clinician judgment as equally or more important than institutional guidelines
⚖️ inconsistent decisions for clinically identical pts
🔗 bit.ly/4n7zmmg
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#ECMO in adults with congenital heart disease?
🫀because of complex anatomy, prior interventions, unique physiologic adaptations, ACHD pts often require highly individualized management strategies + should ideally be managed in specialized centers with multidisciplinary expertise
🖇️ bit.ly/4narwIT
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Take a look at the Candidacy section of @theelso.bsky.social #ECMO Bedside Guide! Assess candidacy for:
⚖️ Adults with cardiac failure or CA 🫀
⚖️ Adults with #ARDS 🫁
⚖️ Pediatrics & neonates 🧸
⚖️ Referral to an #ECLS center 🚑
#FOAMcc
Apple 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
Android📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🏅🥈🥉 Full photo album of #ELSO2025 36th @theelso.bsky.social Annual Conference Awards is now online!! Take a look, and congratulations!
📸 bit.ly/4394J8X
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM