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  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

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  • Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a high-risk, life-saving intervention typically confined to specialized centers.
  • Tertiary pediatric centers without cardiac surgery often lack comprehensive ECLS capabilities.
  • A gap exists in providing timely ECLS to critically ill patients at resource-limited institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and implementation of a novel Rescue ECLS Cannulation Program.
  • To outline a model for pediatric centers without cardiac surgery to partner with established ECLS centers.
  • To demonstrate how to provide cannulation and stabilization at a referring hospital before inter-facility transfer.

Main Methods:

  • Formalized partnership between a pediatric center without cardiac surgery and an established ECLS center.
  • Development of a specialized ECLS team for cannulation and stabilization at the referring hospital.
  • Implementation of longitudinal training, staged program evolution, and a bundled approach to care.

Main Results:

  • Successful establishment of a Rescue ECLS Cannulation Program at a pediatric center lacking cardiac surgery.
  • Demonstrated feasibility of providing specialized ECLS cannulation and stabilization at a non-ECLS site.
  • Successful cannulation and stabilization of critically ill pediatric patients requiring ECLS.

Conclusions:

  • Rescue ECLS Cannulation Programs bridge the care gap for critically ill patients at centers without full ECLS support.
  • This model ensures access to consistent, high-quality, life-saving ECLS care.
  • Longitudinal training and a bundled approach are key to successful program implementation.