Click here to access the article. Summary Excerpt: Healthcare today is the prerogative of teams rather than of individuals. In acute care domains such as anaesthesia, intensive care, and...

Click here to access the article. Abstract: According to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) guidelines, pre-assembled and already primed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...

Click here to access the article. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare techniques for securing the aortic extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannula, using in vitro models.

Click here to access the article. Background: Pulmonary shunt refers to the passage of venous blood into the arterial blood system bypassing the alveoli-blood gas exchange. Pulmonary shunt is...

Click here to access the article. Objectives: We planned to synthesize evidence examining the potential efficacy and safety of performing physical rehabilitation and/or mobilization (PR&M) in...

Click here to access the article. Summary: In rural settings worldwide, many people live in effective blood deserts without access to any blood transfusion. The traditional system of blood...

Click here to access the article. Background: Large cannulae can increase cannula-related complications during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO). Conversely, the...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: In healthcare teams, psychological safety is associated with improved performance, communication, collaboration and patient safety....

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Oxygenators for paediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) are required to operate over a wide range of flow rates, in a patient group...