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Case 16 — Membrane check

VVintermediate00:00Score 100
VV-ECMOintermediate6 min

Case 16 — Membrane check

Handover

VV, FdO₂ already 1.0, patient sats in the low 80s. Post-membrane PaO₂ is only 90 mmHg. ΔP is mildly up. They keep having to raise sweep. Pre-oxy sat is not high.

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

Goals

  • · Post-membrane ABG checked
  • · Oxygenator exchanged
  • · SpO₂ ≥ 90%