Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is being used with increasing frequency in many EDs across the US and across the World. In this podcast, we review the basics of ECLS, as well as discuss the current indications, contraindications, and complications of this critical therapy. In addition, we review some key pearls and pitfalls in the cannulation of patients for ECLS.
Approximately 350,000 adults in the US experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Despite numerous potential improvements in treatments, survival from OHCA remains essentially unchanged...
Over 1 million critically ill patients are intubated each year in the US. Hypoxemia occurs in up to 20% of patients and can lead...
Critically ill patients commonly develop a dysregulated inflammatory response. Corticosteroids are hypothesized to be beneficial due to their anti-inflammatory properties. In recent years, several...