Abstract:BackgroundA major academic medical center in the Midwest has expanded their extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program from 8 ECMO cases in 2014 to 97 ECMO cases in 2017. The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization states that standardized policies, procedures, and standards of care are necessary for an ECMO center to be successful.Local ProblemWith the rapid growth of the ECMO program, this medical center has chosen to transition nurses and respiratory therapists into the role of ECMO specialist to b… Show more
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