ReviewIntensive care medicine2024
Head-to-toe bedside ultrasound for adult patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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- [Consensus paper on focused transesophageal echocardiography (fTEE) in clinical acute and emergency medicine : From the Commission for Clinical Cardiovascular Medicine of the DGK in cooperation with the DGINA, DGIIN and DGIM].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025Guideline
- ECMO for patients with obesity: evidence and practice.Intensive care medicine · 2026Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound for emergency pericardiocentesis: a multidimensional CUSUM analysis of the learning curve.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Comparative assessment of extravascular lung water index in ARDS patients on veno-venous ECMO: transpulmonary thermodilution versus AI-driven chest CT segmentation.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Observational
- Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with cardiogenic shock.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Optimizing IABP-patient interaction in VA-ECMO via transcranial doppler.The ultrasound journal · 2025Article
- Optimizing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Gas Exchange: Key Insights for Clinical Management.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2025Article
- [Extracorporeal Life Support in Lung Transplantation and Beyond].Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie · 2025Review
- Near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound as complementary methods for assessing organ and peripheral tissue perfusion in veno-arterial-ECMO patients.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Successful management of severe anaerobic infection inducing mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema, septic shock, and ARDS: a case report highlighting VV-ECMO and NGS-guided therapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation combined with continuous renal replacement therapy in the management of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- My echo checklist in venoarterial ECMO patients.Intensive care medicine · 2024Review
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11 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Bedside ultrasound represents a well-suited diagnostic and monitoring tool for patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) who may be too unstable for transport to other hospital areas for diagnostic tests. The role of ultrasound, however, starts even before ECMO initiation. Every patient considered for ECMO should have a thorough ultrasonographic assessment of cardiac and valvular function, as well as vascular anatomy without delaying ECMO cannulation. The role of pre-ECMO ultrasound is to confirm the indication for ECMO, identify clinical situations for which ECMO is not indicated, rule out contraindications, and inform the choice of ECMO configuration. During ECMO cannulation, the use of vascular and cardiac ultrasound reduces the risk of complications and ensures adequate cannula positioning. Ultrasound remains key for monitoring during ECMO support and troubleshooting ECMO complications. For instance, ultrasound is helpful in the assessment of drainage insufficiency, hemodynamic instability, biventricular function, persistent hypoxemia, and recirculation on venovenous (VV) ECMO. Lung ultrasound can be used to monitor signs of recovery on VV ECMO. Brain ultrasound provides valuable diagnostic and prognostic information on ECMO. Echocardiography is essential in the assessment of readiness for liberation from venoarterial (VA) ECMO. Lastly, post decannulation ultrasound mainly aims at identifying post decannulation thrombosis and vascular complications. This review will cover the role of head-to-toe ultrasound for the management of adult ECMO patients from decision to initiate ECMO to the post decannulation phase.
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