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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 with 12 and 14 for artery and 16 and 18 for vein
- places venous cannula first
- 25 F venous cannula
- places arterial 15 F in females and 17 F in males empirically (different than publication)
- Dilates tracts with kelly
- Starts flow at 2.5 50% fio2 and ramps up
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