Case Studies in Advanced ECMO Strategy: Endpoints, Ethics, Futility and Death

Author(s): Richard Arbour

Contact Hours 1.25

CERP A 1.25

Expires Dec 15, 2026

Topics: ECMO, Ethics, Neurology

Population: Adult

Role: APRN

Fees
Member: Free
NonMember: $10.00

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This session includes ECMO indications/contraindications and differentiating flow versus sweep speed. Real-time titration is appraised in V-A/V-V ECMO for goal-directed care, brain death/apnea testing and ethical issues with patient selection/futility criteria for ECMO de-escalation and death. Advanced case studies show ECMO de-escalation/decannulation when futile, sweep titration in CO2 responsiveness/apnea testing, goal-directed care and defining death accenting interdisciplinary care and APRN role.

Objectives

  • Analyze advanced cardiopulmonary failure, causation and clinical goals during evaluation for ECMO support.
  • Employ clinical data in real-time when modifying plan of care during ECMO support based on endpoints, complications and futility.
  • Define endpoints, ethics, neurologic complications, brain death testing and death pronouncement when adapting ECMO support.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.25 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion. 

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.