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GuidelineIntensive care medicine2025

British societies guideline on the management of emergencies in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Waqas Akhtar, Neil Brain, Clara Hernandez Caballero, Luigi Camporota, Charles D Deakin, Pauline Elliott, Hannah Fitzmaurice, Luke Flower, Debra Gaffey, Miguel Garcia and 24 more

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Guideline in Intensive care medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cardiogenic Shock: Clinical Management, Outcomes and Future Directions.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors.

Waqas AkhtarHarefield Hospital, Harefield, UK. waqas.akhtar@nhs.net.ORCID 0000-0001-7563-7346
Neil BrainGolden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UK.
Clara Hernandez CaballeroHarefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
Luigi CamporotaGuy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Charles D DeakinResuscitation Council UK, London, UK.
Pauline ElliottFaculty of Intensive Care Medicine, London, UK.
Hannah FitzmauriceWythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Luke FlowerVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Debra GaffeyBarts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Miguel GarciaWythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Roy S GardnerGolden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UK.
Georgios GeorgovasilisRoyal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Matthew GovierBristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Timothy JacksonRoyal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Ian NaldrettBritish Association of Critical Care Nurses, London, UK.
Marlies OstermannIntensive Care Society, London, UK.
Henning PauliFreeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Brijesh PatelRoyal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Sameer PatelKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sofia PintoHarefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
Timothy PittHarefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
Aaron RanasingheSociety for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland, London, UK.
Carla RichardsonUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Hayley RobertsonFreeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Antonio RubinoRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Caroline SampsonGlenfield Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
Rana SayeedSociety for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain & Ireland, London, UK.
Sachin ShahBarts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Neil SwansonBritish Cardiovascular Society, London, UK.
Louit ThakuriaHammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Christopher WalkerAssociation for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care, London, UK.
Stephen WebbIntensive Care Society, London, UK.
Barbara WilsonGuy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Alex RosenbergHarefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is providing an increasingly important therapy for patients in severe heart and lung failure. Care of these patients is complex, with changes in circulation that mean standard advanced life support algorithms may not always be applicable. Through collaboration between all UK ECMO centres and eight national societies, we have assessed the current evidence base and, using a modified Delphi process, produced national guidelines on the management of emergencies on ECMO. The guidelines focus on the recognition of cardiac arrest, team prioritisation, and early ECMO troubleshooting for key life-saving interventions. The guidelines are applicable to all staff and types of ECMO performed in the UK and should be utilised in conjunction with appropriate training. In summary, the joint British societies and ECMO centres working group present the UK guideline for the management of emergencies in ECMO.

Indexed as

Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationDelphi TechniqueEmergenciesHeart ArrestHumansRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited KingdomCardiac arrestECMOMechanical circulatory supportResuscitation

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PMID41051555
PMCPMC12640317

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