MCS Review: From ECPR ECMO to Anticoagulation
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2021 Critical Care Congress held virtually from January 31-February 12, 2021.
Learning Objectives
- Review clinical situations in which extracorporeal support protocols can be initiated in the emergency department
- Identify anticoagulation options to manage advanced percutaneous mechanical circulatory support for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
- Discuss new oral anticoagulation options for left ventricular assist devices
- Compare a bivalirudin first approach over a heparin first approach for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
HIT the Road Heparin: Impella Management With HIT
Zachary R. Smith
Leaving the Past Behind: Non-Warfarin Oral Anticoagulation for LVADs
Jessica Crow
B Before H: The Alphabet Never Lies About ECMO Anticoagulation
Eddy Fan
Clinical Utility of Early ECLS
Isaac Tawil