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High FdO₂, still blue

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VV-ECMOintermediate7 min

High FdO₂, still blue

Handover

VV day 1. Overnight they already pushed FdO₂ to 1.0 and RPM to 3800 — flow 4.2 L — and the patient is still sitting at 84%. Pre-oxygenator SvO₂ reads 88%. Membrane ΔP is modest, post-membrane gas has not been drawn. Something is limiting effective support.

Uncorrected hypoxemia, shock, or a dead circuit progresses to pre-arrest, then a code.

Goals

  • · SpO₂ ≥ 90%
  • · Recirculation resolved