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Season 1 | Episode 1: ECMO

Season 1 | Episode 1: ECMO

What to do when the heart AND lungs are failing? Enter: ECMO. This critical care therapy can be lifesaving. It can also complicate your feeding plan. Let’s dive in together.

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Show Notes: 
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Article
  • PDF: What Is ECMO?
  • Different Types of ECMO Article
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Article
  • Farr BJ, Rice-Townsend SE, Mehta NM. Nutrition Support During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2018;33(6):747-53.
  • Umezawa Makikado LD, Flordelís Lasierra JL, Pérez‐Vela JL, et al. Early enteral nutrition in adults receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2013;37(2):281‐284.
  • Scott LK, Boudreaux K, Thaljeh F, Grier LR, Conrad SA. Early enteral feedings in adults receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2004;28(5):295‐300.