Ecmo 2 Flashcards
ECMO phone numbers 1/2
5-8070
5-8071
Extra safety checks (6)
Emergency equipment in drawers, clamps, emergency vent settings, heparin calculation, rapid infuser, o2 tank.
Name of PICU ECMO medical director
Mark Eikenberry
Name of the dialysis line
Medcomp
Bad delta
Doubles or over 40
Roller pump, when traveling remember to
Remove air cap and hook up rapid infuser
Flushing transducers
Take off air cap
When on CRRT, what lab should bedside draw?
Lytes
istat
Few drops of blood first!
2 NPs in PICU
Kendel or Stacey
NICU ECMO medical director
Lia Gravarie
Risk factor for a failing oxygenator
Sepsis (sometimes they plasmapherese sepsis to remove cytokines/toxins)
What’s one way to test your oxygenator when you think it’s failing?
Increase the FiO2 and see if post oxy pao2 increased. Do the formula FiO2 x 3-5
Strange dressing that needs blood to adhere to it
Patch pro
What can you NOT use on a cannula
Stat seal and secure a port
Brand name of the DLVV
Avalon
Who needs irritated blood
<4 mo and immunocompromized. Only blood and platelets get irritated. It means lymphocytes are deactivated
Syringe blood will have what type of preservative?
Adsol
Once adsol is removed, how long is it good for?
24hrs. They will remove adsol on patients <4 months
When you order a cooler, what can BB keep down stairs?
Platelets
Blood banks phone number
6824
When to order a cooler (or ask)
Stenting, transport, chest tube, bronch, if anesthesia is present they should be the ones ordering it
When ordering a cooler how do you activate it?
Sending down the yellow sleep, UST has it
How is prime blood labeled?
Orange tag
Cooler considerations if giving 40mls
Ask BB if they should send you a syringe or use a bag you already have. Also use oldest blood in the cooler first!
Notify perfusion on cardiohelp if RPMs exceed
4,000
Istat, how long to warm up to room air in box and not in box?
1hr and 5mins
istat batteries
Get them from lab, recycle with biomed
Date them once warmer, Chem 8, CG8 and CG4 with expiration
Chem8 is good for 2 weeks, CG4/8 2 months
How to prevent reflux if heparin into the line
Don’t open stop cock, set timer for 10 mins as it’s running