Zaf Qasim – University of Pennsylvania

Getting to ECLS – Optimizing Organ Perfusion via CPR prior to ECPR Activation

This past month was our Annual University of Pennsylvania Adult ECMO symposium. One of the talks addressed optimizing a patient prior to ECPR activation. In this demo, we walked the patient through how we optimize our patients organ perfusion while identifying, “ACLS Refractory” cardiac arrest care and those who meet inclusion for E-CPR.

Selected Recent Publications

1. Couper K, Kimani PK, Abella BS, et al. The System-Wide Effect of Real-Time Audiovisual Feedback and Postevent Debriefing for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Improvement Initiative. Crit Care Med. 2015;43(11):2321-31. [PubMed]

2. Bhardwaj A, Abella BS. Does chest compression fraction matter, after all? Resuscitation. 2015. [PubMed]

3. Greenwood JC, Spangler RM. Management of Crashing Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2015;33(3):623-643. [PubMed]

4. Becker LB, Aufderheide TP, Graham R. Strategies to Improve Survival From Cardiac Arrest: A Report From the Institute of Medicine. JAMA. 2015. [Article Link]

5. Sheak KR, Wiebe DJ, Leary M, et al. Quantitative relationship between end-tidal carbon dioxide and CPR quality during both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2015;89:149-54. [PubMed]

6. Nelson J, Abella BS. Improving CPR measurement: are we there yet?. Resuscitation. 2015;87:A1-2.[PubMed]

7. Greenwood JC, Herr DL. Mechanical circulatory support. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2014;32(4):851-69. [PubMed]

Author name: Zaf Qasim

Getting to ECLS – Optimizing Organ Perfusion via CPR prior to ECPR Activation