EDECMO Crash Episode – Demetris Yannopoulos on ECPR-the Minneapolis Way

We do an EDECMO ECPR course each year called REANIMATE. REANIMATE5 blew away all previous iterations. One of the main reasons was our guest of honor, Demetris Yannopoulos from the University of Minnesota. Demetris has organized Minneapolis into arguably the most impressive ECPR city in the … Continue reading →

Crash Episode – MicroDissection of Yannopoulos’ ECMO Method

In ep. 36, Zack interviewed Demetris Yannopoulos on the amazing ECPR experience at University of Minnesota. In this crash episode, I reinterview Dr. Yannopoulos on the intricacies of how cannulates. Some Highlights Uses amplatz super-stiff with 1cm J-tip arterial puncture first dilates … Continue reading →

EDECMO 30 – Post-Arrest ECMO Critical Care Management with Deirdre Murphy

In this episode, Scott talks with Deirdre Murphy, guru on all things Cardiothoracic Critical Care, on the topic of post-pump crit care. The Alfred has put itself on the map in so many ways over the past decade. Home to Stephen Bernard (of the original Hypothermia after ROSC without RONF fame), … Continue reading →

EDECMO # 13 – Does Pseudo-PEA Exist and What Should You Do About It

"Let me tell you, PEA is just a bunch of bullshit." -Joe Bellezo aka @edecmo http://t.co/2cFCjizhYe — Rob Orman (@emergencypdx) November 13, 2014 This is the first episode where all three of the EDECMO boys are together--yeah! Today we talk about a bunch of PEA stuff. Scott proposes 2 new … Continue reading →

EDECMO Episode 11 – The Paris ECMO Course

Paris ECMO Course The excellent lecturer was Dr. Guillaume Lebreton, Associate Professor and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Director of the CPB and ECMO program, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital How Not to Frack Up DO NOT ADAPT TECHNIQUE TO YOUR … Continue reading →