VV-ECMOintermediate6 min
Post-membrane numbers disappoint
Handover
VV, FdO₂ already 1.0, patient sats in the low 80s. You draw a post-membrane ABG — PaO₂ is only 90 mmHg. ΔP is mildly up and 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%