Heard from a resident in the ICU
ECMO is easy, you just got to keep them from bleeding to death, and keep them from clotting to death.
(ECMO = Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation... more on ECMO another day... so complicated)
Ramblings of a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist.
ECMO is easy, you just got to keep them from bleeding to death, and keep them from clotting to death.
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2 comments:
hey, good job. that's why you have 2 mentees - you start with the basics.
I showed my new residents how to put together an IV tubing setup today... they seemed extremely excited. i guess i take the easy things for granted.
Dang that was a long time ago, I can't even remember what it was like to be that new. Have fun with the Newbies:)
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