ECMO in the PICU or peds cardiac ICU

We also do ECMO in our PICU, we can have several pts at one time on the most we had on at one time in our unit was 4. We do it for all kinds of things, most recently we did it for C-A MRSA of the lung. We do VA and VV. Most of the time we have been coding the pts and it becomes a rapid deployment. Other times the pt has not tolerated the oscillator even with nitric so the move is made to ECMO.

Our unit is pretty similar. In June we had three neonates s/p Norwood who needed ECLS for several days. Only one came out of the OR already on, one just didn't "look good" and one arrested on the cardiology ward with a torn PA who had 22 minutes of CPR while they cannulated. Our experience with respiratory ECLS is not great for older kids, many don't tend to survive.

RNNPICU, have you been to http://allnurses.com/forums/f95/nurs...cu-326090.html yet? I'd love to know your details.

sorry wrong place