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Interventions

V-A ECMO

Find V-A ECMO in Mechanical support. Venous drainage, extracorporeal oxygenation and arterial return support systemic perfusion. Peripheral return increases LV afterload; LV distension and pulmonary edema may require unloading.

Overview

Open Interventions → Mechanical support. Choose Off, 2 L/min, 3.5 L/min, 5 L/min. Effect levels and flow targets represent illustrative modeled responses; they are not clinical dose instructions.

Venous drainage, extracorporeal oxygenation and arterial return support systemic perfusion. Peripheral return increases LV afterload; LV distension and pulmonary edema may require unloading.

The paused reference covers the route (Peripheral venous and arterial cannulation in this model.), example doses/settings, indications, adverse effects, contraindications/precautions and monitoring. These details are available after the intervention is selected.

What to monitor in the reference: Systemic perfusion, lactate, right-arm oxygenation, pulse pressure, LV/AV imaging, anticoagulation and circuit function. The simulator does not predict aortic mixing or regional blood gases.

Step by step

  1. Inspect the untreated disease and active treatment count.
  2. Apply the intervention and compare pressures, forward flow, rhythm and congestion.
  3. Pause for its full reference; use Off or Interventions Reset to restart the comparison.

References & further reading

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