The Utility of Nurse-Managed Extracorporeal Life Support in an Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Amy E. Hackmann, MD, Luke M. Wiggins, MD, Glenn P. Grimes, BSN, Richard M. Fogel, ACNP-BC, Felicia A. Schenkel, RN, Mark L. Barr, MD, Michael E. Bowdish, MD, Mark J. Cunningham, MD, Vaughn A. Starnes, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages 510-514 (August 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.005 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Nurse-managed extracorporeal life support (ECLS) training algorithm. (CEU = continuing education unit; CTICU = cardiothoracic intensive care unit; ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU = intensive care unit; LVAD = left ventricular assist device.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 510-514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.005) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 A simplified extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit using the CentriMag blood pump and Quadrox-iD oxygenator. Pigtails on the oxygenator allow for blood gas analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 510-514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.005) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions