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Patrick Wieruszewski & Caitlin Brown join me to highlight their AJHP article, ECPR: A Primer for Pharmacists, while providing tips/tricks from their experience caring for ECPR patients

Pharmacy to Dose: The Critical Care Podcast

September 29, 20231h 12m

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Show Notes

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) 

Special Guests: Caitlin Brown, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

Patrick Wieruszewski, PharmD, BCCCP


04:22 – Definition/History of use

06:48 – ECPR vs. ACLS

11:40 – ECPR research

22:00 –VA ECMO overview

24:02 – Ideal patients/Contraindications

30:52 – ECPR overview from presentation to cannulation

41:15 – Pharmacotherapy in longer ECPR cardiac arrests

49:00 – ECPR post-resuscitation care

50:42 – Guideline recommendations

52:50 – Post-cannulation acute complications

56:10 – ECMO-induced PK/PD changes

59:07 – Advice for new ECPR programs

62:20 – Pharmacist’s role/Take-home points


ECPR: A Primer for Pharmacists https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37070401/


Reference List: https://pharmacytodose.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/ecpr-references.pdf


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