Euro-ELSO 1st Congress - Extracorporeal Life Support Organization

Michelangelo Buonarroti - La Pietà, 1497-1499 (Rome, St. Peter Cathedral) 

Rome, Italy 

May 11th-13 th , 2012 

Ergife Hotel & Conference Center 

www.elso.med.umich.edu 

Euro-ELSO 

Th e European Branch of ELSO 

1 st Congress 

“Update and 

New Directions on 

ECMO Support in 

Critical Newborn, 

Pediatric, and 

Adult Patients” 

Congress 

Programme 

(Educational Corner 

Details Included) 

Post-Conference Course 

May 13 th - 14 th

Michelangelo Buonarroti - La Pietà, 1497-1499 (Rome, St. Peter Cathedral) 



Rome, Italy 

May 11th-13 th , 2012 

Ergife Hotel & Conference Center 



e European Branch of ELSO 

1 st Congress 

“Update and 

New Directions on 

ECMO Support in 

Critical Newborn, 

Pediatric, and 

Adult Patients” 

Congress 

Programme 

(Educational Corner 

Details Included) 

Post-Conference Course 

May 13 th - 14 th 

The Extracorporeal 

Life Support Organization 

(ELSO) is 

pleased to announce 

the creation of a 

structured organization 

entitled Euro- 

ELSO. As an integral 

part of ELSO, Euro- 

ELSO will supervise 

and undertake 

scientifi c initiatives 

and activities meant to promote multidisciplinary 

ECLS application, investigation, research, 

education and training in Europe in 

the fi eld of extracorporeal support for cardiocirculatory 

or respiratory failure. 

Th is group will also strengthen collaborative 

eff orts between European, North 

American, and worldwide ECMO centers 

in improving the outcome of these critically 

ill patients with cardiorespiratory failure in 

whom extracorporeal techniques are being 

applied in increasing frequency. Th e formation 

of Euro-ELSO is the fi rst of expanding 

collaborations around the globe to ECMO 

centers outside North America. 

In order to offi cially present Euro-ELSO 

and to promote professional experience exchange 

and scientifi c activities in this respect, 

ELSO will organise the 1 st Euro-ELSO meeting 

which will be held in Rome, Italy, from 

May 11 th till May 13 th , 2012. Th e conference 

location will be at the Ergife Hotel and Conference 

Centre, 10 minutes from the Vatican 

State and St. Paul’s Cathedral. 

Th e conference will follow the usual ELSO 

annual meeting format (half day, full day, 

half day) followed by a Post-Conference 

Course (May 13 th -May 14 th ) titled “Practical 

Aspects of Extracorporeal Support in Respiratory 

Failure”. 


1 st Congress - Rome, May 11 th -13 th , 2012 

Post-Conference Course - May 13 th -14 th , 2012 

Besides invited lectures and a “Lectio Magistralis”, 

there will be space and time for free 

communications (oral and poster). Based on 

the great interest and the multidisciplinary 

approach in ECMO, ELSO expects a large audience 

and attendance in Rome. 

ELSO hopes that your Institution/Company 

will take into deep consideration to attend 

the conference or other parallel scientifi 

c or social activities which will make these 

events a unique opportunity to discuss and 

exchange scientifi c knowledge and experiences 

about ECMO. 

All the details and information about the 

1 st Euro-ELSO meeting are available on the 

ELSO website (www.elso.med.umich.edu) or 

through direct contacts with the ELSO Offi ce 

(Peter Rycus at prycus@umich.edu), by contact 

with Dr. Heidi Dalton (ELSO conference 

Chairs, US and North America; hdalton@ 

phoenixchildrens.com; US 602 710 0763) or 

with the local congress agency (La Conor, Viale 

Cortina d’Ampezzo, 170, 00135 Rome, Italy; 

contact: Giada Celentano or Daniela Monticelli 

at conor@conor.it; +39 06 85305059). 

On behalf of ELSO, we look forward to 

hearing from you, and hope that you will be 

able to support these collaborative eff orts. We 

also hope you will attend the 1 st Euro-ELSO 

meeting and have the opportunity to enjoy 

the conference programme and the stay in 

Rome next May. 

Sincerely, 

Steve Conrad, MD, PhD 

ELSO Chairman 

Giles Peek, MD 

Euro-ELSO Steering Committee Chair 

Roberto Lorusso MD, PhD 

Euro-ELSO Conference Chair 

Heidi Dalton, MD 

ELSO Conference Chair 

Congress Programme 

Friday, May 11 th 


13.45 - 14.00 (Room Magna I-II) Congress Opening 

Lorusso R. (Brescia) - Peek G. (Leicester) - Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) 

Conrad S. (Shreveport) - Ogino M. (Philadelphia) 

14.00 - 15.15 (Room Magna I-II) ECMO/ECLS Trials/Guidelines/Registries 

Chairs: Lorusso R. (Brescia) - Peek G. (Leicester) 

14.00 - 14.15 EACTS ECLS position paper - Beyerdorf F. (Freiburg) 

14.15 - 14.30 ECMO for H1N1 - Pellegrino V. (Melbourne) 

14.30 - 14.45 Interventional lung assist and ultraprotective ventilation: 

the X-traVent study - Bein T. (Regensburg) 

14.45 - 15.00 ECMO for cardiac arrest. Results from the ECLS registry 

Peek G. (Leicester) 

15.00 - 15.15 ELSO registry 2012 update - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

15.15 - 16.15 (Room Magna I-II) Update on New ECLS/ECMO Devices & Equipments (Exhibitors’ Session) 

Chairs: Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) - Combes A. (Paris) 

16.15 -16.45 Coff ee Break 

16.45 - 18.15 (Room Magna I-II) Basic Issues in ECMO 

Chairs: Leprince P. (Paris) - Zwischenberger JB. (Lexington) 

16.45 - 17.00 How to set up and train your ECMO unit - Ogino M. (Philadelphia) 

17.00 - 17.15 Mobile ECMO unit: how to set up, results and troubles 

Frenckner B. (Stockholm) 

17.15 - 17.30 Left ventricular unloading during ECMO: is it a common problem 

and how to manage? - Camboni D. (Regensburg) 

17.30 - 17.45 Vascular approach for ECMO: is there an optimal confi guration? 

Massetti M. (Rome) 

17.45 - 18.00 Quality of life after ECMO: are the eff orts worth the price 

Belohlavek J. (Prague) 

18.00 - 18.15 Panel discussion 

19.00 - 21.00 Social Event 

Saturday, May 12 th 

08.30 - 09.45 (Room Magna I-II) Veno-Venous ECMO in Critical Care 

Chairs: Müller T. (Regensburg) - Conrad S. (Shreveport) 

08.30 - 08.45 Th e history of VV ECMO in critical care - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

08.45 - 09.00 How to start a VV ECMO program - Bacchetta M. (New York) 

09.00 - 09.15 Switching from VV to VA ECMO, and viceversa: timing, management, 

results - Zwischenberger JB. (Lexington) 

09.15 - 09.30 Patient mobilisation on ECMO: does it really help the patient? 

Gattinoni L. (Milan) 


09.45 - 10.30 (Room Magna I-II) Abstract Presentations 

Chairs: Sosnowski A. (Poland) - Belohlavek J. (Prague) 

09.45 - 09.55 Dosing and management of bivalirudin for ecmo: preliminary 

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Euro-ELSO 1 st Congress - Rome, May 11 th -13 th , 2012 

experience - Agracheva N., Pieri M., Bonaveglio E., Scandroglio AM., 

De Bonis M., Melisburgo G., Pappalardo F. (Milan) 

09.55 - 10.05 Skin microvascular morphology and hemodynamics during veno- 

arterial ecmo treatment - Kvernebo K., Wester T., Kvenerbo TS. (Oslo) 

10.05 - 10.15 Surgical repair for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on ECMO 

Frenckner B., Larsson M., Brooma M., Holgraefe B., Kalzaen H., 

Palmer K (Stockholm) 

10.15 - 10.25 Comparison of ECMO use and conventional treatment in adults with 

septic shock: a propensity matched analysis - Chuang Y., Cheng A., 

Sun H., Ko W., Tsai P., Chang S., Chen Y. (Taipei) 

10.25 - 10.30 Discussion 

10.30 - 11.00 Coff ee Break 

11.00 - 12.30 (Room Magna I-II) ECMO Complications and Th eir Management 

Chairs: Palmer K. (Stockholm) - Pellegrino V. (Melbourne) 

11.00 - 11.15 Bleeding during ECMO: avoidable or inevitable? - Bhama JK. (Pittsburgh) 

11.15 - 11.30 Infection - Sun HY. (Taipei - Taiwan) 

11.30 - 11.45 Impact of renal failure in ECMO patients - Long C. (Bejing) 

11.45 - 12.00 Mechanical hemolysis during ECMO - Vercaemst L. (Leuven) 

12.00 - 12.15 Post-mortem patient examination following ECMO: the clinical/organic 

discrepancy - Rastan AJ. (Leipzig) 


12.30 - 13.00 (Room Magna I-II) Chairs: Lorusso R. (Brescia) - Peek G. (Leicester) 

“Lectio Magistralis” - Prof. Andrea Carlino (Geneva) 

Dissecting in Renaissance Rome 

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Break 

14.00 - 15.00 (Room Magna I-II) Low-Flow ECMO for CO2 Removal 

Chairs: Pesenti A. (Monza) - Quintel M. (Göttingen) 

14.00 - 14.15 Pathophysiology of hypercapnia - Weber-Carstens S. (Berlin) 

14.15 - 14.30 Technical options - Quintel M. (Göttingen) 

14.30 - 14.45 Clinical applications - Lubnow M. (Regensburg) 


14.00 - 15.00 (Room Tarragona) ECMO for Post-Cardiotomy Syndrome and Cardiomyopathies 

Chairs: Leprince P. (Paris) - Meyns B. (Leuven) 

14.00 - 14.15 ECMO application for post-cardiotomy syndrome: results and 

predictors of outcome - Leprince P. (Paris) 

14.15 - 14.30 Central or peripheral cannulation? - Navia J. (Cleveland) 

14.30 - 14.45 Which strategy for acute myocarditis? - Russo C. (Milan) 


14.00 - 15.00 (Room Orange II) General Issues in Pediatric ECMO 

Chairs: Roeleveld PP. (Leiden) - Carotti A. (Rome) 

14.00 - 14.15 Ethical issues in pediatric ECMO - Kidson C. (Glasgow) 

14.15 - 14.30 Pharmacology in pediatric ECMO - Wildschut ED. (Rotterdam) 

14.30 - 14.45 Long-term results of neonates, infants and pediatric ECMO for 

in-hospital cardiac arrest - Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) 


14.00 - 15.00 (Room Orange I) Perfusion and Nursing Aspects of ECMO 

Chairs: O’Callaghan M. (London) - Degani A. (Pavia) 

14.00 - 14.15 How to cope with an awaked ECMO patient? - Lynch W. (Iowa City) 

14.15 - 14.30 Eff ects of type of circuit and technology change on survival 

Carson L. - Faulkner G. (Leicester) 

14.30 - 14.45 Changing to centrifugal system: pitfalls and solutions - Wylie G. (Glasgow) 


15.00 - 16.00 (Room Magna I-II) ECMO in Acute and Chronic Lung Disease 

Chairs: Frenckner B. (Stockholm) - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

15.00 - 15.15 Ambulatory ECMO in end-stage lung disease - Garcia JP. (Baltimore) 

15.15 - 15.30 Acute and chronic lung injury: how to characterize organ damage and 

predict recovery? - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

15.30 - 15.45 Cardio-respiratory support before, during, and after lung/bronchial/ 

tracheal surgery - Vuylsteke A. (Cambridge) 


15.00 - 16.00 (Room Tarragona) Monitoring and Weaning from VA ECMO 

Chairs: Zangrillo A. (Milan) - Leprince P. (Paris) 

15.00 - 15.15 Echocardiographic surveillance on VA ECMO: when, what, and how 

frequently? - Guarracino F. (Pisa) 

15.15 - 15.30 Monitoring ECMO performance and effi cacy to plan ECMO weaning 

Pappalardo F. (Milan) 

15.30 - 15.45 Left and right ventricular dysfunction during ECMO: how long should 

I wait for recovery ? - Meyns B. (Leuven) 


15.00 - 16.00 (Room Orange II) ECMO in Newborns and Pediatric Patients for Cardiac Failure: 

an Update on Current Indications and Results 

Chairs: Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) - Amodeo A. (Rome) 

15.00 - 15.15 Supporting the single ventricle - McMullan M. (Seattle) 

15.15 - 15.30 ECMO before and after heart Tx in pediatric patients - Brown KL. (London) 

15.30 - 15.45 Should all pediatric cardiac units have a 24/7 ECMO team? 

Jones T. (Birmingham) 


15.00 - 16.00 (Room Orange I) Perfusion and Nursing Aspects of VA ECMO 

Chairs: Wylie G. (Glasgow) - Vercaemst L. (Leuven) 

15.00 - 15.15 Best set-up for VV or VA ECMO - Bonacchi M. (Florence) 

15.15 - 15.30 Training for quick oxygenator/pump exchange: tricks and tips 

Mossberg I. (Stockholm) 

15.30 - 15.45 ECMO surveillance: the nurse/perfusionist interaction 

O’Callaghan M. (London) 


16.00 - 16.30 Coff ee Break 

16.30 - 17.45 (Room Magna I-II) Mechanical Ventilation on VV ECMO 

Chairs: Gattinoni L. (Milan) - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

16.30 - 16.45 Is there a place for high-frequency oscillatory ventilation on VV ECMO? 

Müller T. (Regensburg) 

16.45 - 17.00 Conventional ventilation on VV ECMO: which approach is the best? 

Pesenti A. (Monza) 

17.00 - 17.15 VV ECMO without intubation: reasonable or insane? - Lynch B. (Iowa City) 

17.15 - 17.30 “White lung” during ECMO: what should I know and do 

Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

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16.30 - 17.45 (Room Tarragona) ECMO in Cardiocirculatory Domain 

Chairs: Kormos R. (Pittsburgh) - Musumeci F. (Rome) 

16.30 - 16.45 ECMO versus right ventricular support in acute RV failure 

von Segesser LK. (Lausanne) 

16.45 - 17.00 ECMO for in-hospital versus out-of-hospital refractory cardiac arrest 

Formica F. (Monza) 

17.00 - 17.15 Prognostic factors for adult ECMO as mechanical circulatory support 

Wu MY. (Taiwan) 

17.15 - 17.30 Is there an age limit for ECMO support for cardiocirculatory impairment? 

Medalion B. (Petach Tikva) 


16.30 - 17.45 (Room Orange II) Relevant Issues in Newborn and Pediatric ECMO 

Chairs: Luciani GB. (Verona) - Hines MH. (Houston) 

16.30 - 16.45 ECMO support for diaphragmatic hernia - Davis C. (Glasgow) 

16.45 - 17.00 NIRS in ECMO: guiding tissue oxygenation/optimal fl ow/weaning 

failure - Trittenwein G. (Vienna) 

17.00 - 17.15 Advances in neonatal respiratory ECMO - Peek G. (Leicester) 

17.15 - 17.30 Economic impact of a pediatric ECMO programme - Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) 


16-30 - 17.45 (Room Orange I) Dealing with ECMO Patients: Issues in the ICU 

Chairs: Mossberg I. (Stockholm) - Faulkner G. (Leicester) 

16.30 - 16.45 Nutritional aspects during ECMO - Davidson M. (Glasgow) 

16.45 - 17.00 Minimizing perioperative bleeding on ECMO - McMullan M. (Seattle) 

17.00 - 17.15 Pump, oxygenator, tubes: does the ideal ECMO circuit exist and how to 

set it up? - Schmidt A. (Phoenix) 

17.15 - 17.30 Are a cardiac surgeon and a perfusionist necessary to start an ECLS 

programme? - Massetti M. (Rome) 



Chairs: Antonitsis P. (Th essaloniki) - Lynch W. (Iowa City) 

17.45 - 17.55 Awakening and early extubation during post-CPR ECMO in old ages 

Yie K. (Chuncheon) 

17.55 - 18.05 High success using VV-ECMO to bridge patients to lung transplantation 

Chierichetti M., Crotti S., Lissoni A., Petra L., Zacchetti L., Bottino N., 

Tubiolo D., Gattinoni L. (Milan) 

18.05 - 18.15 National registry of pediatric ECMO in Japan: comparison with ELSO 

Shimizu N., Homma J., Asano M., Ando H., Ujyo A., Tateishi N., Niitsu T., 

Tatsuo I, Shime N (Tokyo) 

18.15 - 18.25 Medication absorption in ECLS systems: ex-vivo evaluation 

Van Dijk A., Jewbali LSD., Dumay D., Meesters RJ., Luider TM., 

Bogers AJJC. (Rotterdam) 

18.25 - 18.35 Microbiological and plasticizer analysis of a ready-to-use plasmalyte 

primed ECMO circuits over a 60-day period 

Cornejo P., Torrance I., Lucas C., Williams C., Davidson M., Young D., 

Walker A., Gourlay T., Danton MHD. (Glasgow) 

18.35 - 18.45 Weaning of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients with 

severe respiratory failure in medical intensive care unit 

Kim SY., Lim HJ., Park JS., Yoon HI., Lee JH., Lee CT.,Cho YJ. 

(Seoul, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do) 


17.45 - 19.00 (Room Tarragona) Abstract Presentations 

Chairs: Lorusso R. (Brescia) - Bittner HB. (Leipzig) 

17.45 - 17.55 Use of ECMO for patients undergoing CPR: indications, deployment 

patters and outcome ina UK context 

Gala-Peralta S., Iguchi, O’Callaghan M., Hoskote, Brown (London) 

17.55 - 18.05 Ventricular fi brillation pattern in a pig model of prolonged cardiac 

arrest treated by venoarterial ECMO 

Havranek S., Belohlavek J., Mlcek M., Huptych M., Svoboda T., 

Oštádal P., Boucek T., Kovárník T., Mlejnský F., Fichtl J., Linhart A., 

Kittnar O. (Prague) 

18.05 - 18.15 Th e predictors of hospital mortality on percutaneous cardiopulmonary 

support in emergency department for patients with cardiac arrest 

Lee HS., Kim K., Yoon DH., Hong JY., Choi HH., Hong KS., 

Lee SH. (Chuncheon) 

18.15 - 18.25 CPR-ECMO for in-hospital cardiac arrest: what are the predictive 

factors for survival and are we missing anyone? 

Andvik S., Soto C., Granger E., Jackson A., Pye R., Fulde G. (Sydney) 

18.25 - 18.35 Retrospective study on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support 

outcomes 

Ong BH., Tan TE., Sivathasan C. (Singapore) 

18.35 - 18.45 Prognostic factors for weaning from percutaneous cardiopulmonary 

support system outcomes 

Kim SE., Hong JY., Ko JY., Lee JH., Park DG., Han KR., Oh DJ. (Seoul) 


17.45 - 19.00 (Room Orange II) Abstract Presentations 

Chairs: Di Nardo M. (Rome) - MacLaren G. (Singapore) 

17.45 - 17.55 ECMO in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and the hybrid 

approach: a review of the ELSO database 

Roeleveld PP. (Leiden), Th iagarajan R. (Boston), Rycus P. (Ann Arbor) 

17.55 - 18.05 Bicaval dual lumen catheters for VV-ECMO: echocardiographic guided 

placement even under local anesthesia in children breathing 

spontaneously - Koeditz H., Seidemann K., Schmidt F., Jack T., Kuehn C., 

Sasse M (Hannover) 

18.05 - 18.15 Enteral nutrition in children receiving extracorporeal life support 

Brincat E., Mara J., Wyllie G., Davidson M. (Glasgow) 

18.15 - 18.25 Early experience of electroencephalogram monitoring during ECMO 

therapy in children 

Jeong IS., Cho HJ., Woo YJ., Kim DW., Kang SG., Na GJ. (Gwangju) 

18.25 - 18.35 Anti-factor Xa assay is a superior correlate of heparin dose than 

activated partial thromboplastin time or activated clotting time in 

pediatric ECMO - Liveris A., Friedmann P., Duff y MA., Bello RA., 

Weinstein S. (New York) 

18.35 - 18.45 Neurologic injury in neonates supported with extracorporeal 

membrane oxygenation: an analysis of elso registry data 

Polito A., Barrett C., Rycus P., Netto R., Cogo P., Th iagarajan R. 

(Rome, Boston, Ann Arbor) 



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17.45 - 19.00 (Room Orange I) Abstract Presentations 

Chairs: Pellegrini C. (Pavia) - Medalion B. (Petach Tikva) 

17.45 - 17.55 ECMO in spontaneously breathing children: a new approach to the 

management of pediatric patients awaiting lung transplantation 

Schmidt F., Sasse M., Boehne M., Schwerk N., Bertram H., Seidemann K., 

Jack T., Koeditz H. (Hannover) 

17.55 - 18.05 Use of pressure support ventilation in adult patients on ECMO 

Nandwani V., McCarthy PJ., Hutchinson K., Conrad SA. (Shreveport) 

18.05 - 18.15 Extracorporeal support in patients with severe respiratory failure 

secondary to multiple trauma 

Biderman P., Feinblut M., Porat E., Medalion B. (Petach Tikva) 

18.15 - 18.25 Use of VA-ECMO in medical intensive care unit: indications and 

outcome - Watscheder L., Lubnow M., Philipp A., Hilker M., Schid C., 

Riegger G., Mueller T. (Regensburg) 

18.25 - 18.35 Circuit effi cacy and complications in patients on ECMO without 

anticoagulation: a case series in asian population 

Sin WC., Ngai CW., Chan WM. (Hong Kong) 

18.35 - 18.45 Nafamostat mesilate as an anticoagulant in vv ecmo for respiratory 

failure 

Kim SC., Rhee CK., Seo SM. (Seoul) 


Sunday, May 13 th 

08.30 - 10.00 (Room Magna I-II) Veno-Arterial ECMO in Critical Care 

Chairs: Combes A. (Paris) - Lorini L. (Bergamo) 

08.30 - 08.45 Emergency ECMO in resuscitation - Lubnow M. (Regensburg) 

08.45 - 09.00 VA ECMO in fulminant pulmonary embolism: the last resort? 

Peek G. (Leicester) 

09.00 - 09.15 VA ECMO in cardiogenic shock: when and how? - Combes A. (Paris) 

09.15 - 09.30 VA ECMO as a bridge to lung Tx - Bittner HB. (Leipzig) 

09.30 - 09.45 VA ECMO as bridge to heart Tx - Camboni D. (Regensburg) 



Chairs: Vuylsteke A. (Cambridge) - El Banayosy A. (Hershey) 

10.00 - 10.10 Out-of-hospital management of potential non heart-beating donors 

Raimondi M., Pamploni G., Guerci M., Ticozzelli E., Abelli M., Geraci P., 

Degani A., Pellegrini C. (Pavia) 

10.10 - 10.20 VV-ECMO initiation and transport of NATO combat casualties from 

a war zone - Zonies D., Bein T., Phillip A., Zimmerman M., Benson C., 

Fortuna G., Silvey S. (Regensburg) 

10.20 - 10.30 Coronary versus carotid blood fl ow and coronary perfusion pressure 

in a pig model of prolonged cardiac arrest treated by VA-ECMO and IABP 

Belohlavek J., Mlcek M., Huptych M., Mlejnsky F., Linhart A., Kittnar O. 

(Prague) 

10.30 - 10.40 High-fl ow resin absorption on extracorporeal life support for the 

treatment of endotoxemia - Weerwind PW., van der Veen FH., 

Gelsomino S., Naveen GN., Buurman W., Tolba RH., Lorusso R., 

Gensini GF., Maessen JG. (Maastricht) 


10.50 - 11.20 Coff ee Break 

11.20 - 13.05 (Room Magna I-II) New Perspectives in ECMO 

Chairs: Müller T. (Regensburg) - von Segesser LK. (Lausanne) 

11.20 - 11.35 ECMO in sepsis - MacLaren G. (Singapore) 

11.35 - 11.50 Rescuing patients with trauma and hemorrhage - Bein T. (Regensburg) 

11.50 - 12.05 ECMO in pregnancy complications - Bombino M. (Monza) 

12.05 - 12.20 ECMO for cardiological procedures - Hilker M. (Regensburg) 

12.20 - 12.35 Avoiding heparin on ECMO - Ranucci M. (Milan) 

12.35 - 12.50 ECMO for organ retrieval - Paredes D. (Barcelona) 

12.50 - 13.05 New ECMO equipments and indications - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

13.05 - 13.15 (Room Magna I-II) Euro-ELSO Awards and Conference Adjourn (see you in Stockholm 2013) 

Peek G. (Leicester) - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

Educational Corner 

Demonstrations, Simulations, and Hands-On 

Please join EURO-ELSO at the 1st Congress in Rome in the exhibition hall’s Educational Corner where 

institutions from around the world will showcase their ECLS education programmes. Highlights will include 

the latest and most advanced systems and programmes for simulation and training in the ECMO 

and ECLS fi elds. 

Demonstrations of simulation software, mannequins, computer simulation tools and a high fi delity simulation 

will be available for participants to get hands on experience. Established centres in Europe, Australia 

and the United States will share their experience in personnel training, educational pathways and 

ECMO training curriculum. Audience participation in selected ECMO simulation scenarios will be encouraged 

to enhance the understanding of simulation principles. 

Stage Presentations will allow large audiences to participate in educational training activities. 

Small Group Forums will allow smaller groups to get hands on experience and also allow an educational 

environment for exchange of information. Th ese sessions will run for two hours with repeating presentations 

every hour. Th ree institutions will 

simultaneously present their programes 

during the Small Group Forum. 

Please plan accordingly to allow time to 

attend two of the three presentations. 


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Session A 

Friday Afternoon and Saturday Morning 

1. Yorkhill (Davidson) - ECMO lite 

2. Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù (DiNardo) - Pediatric ECMO Simulation 

3. Rush (Tallaman) - ECMO Simulator (Computer integration) 

4. AmSECT (Searles) - Perfusion/ECMO Simulation Training 

5. Karolinska (Palmer) - Establishing and maintaining an ECLS Educational Programme 

6. Children’s Hospital Colorado (Buckvold) - Multimedia simulation with Audience Response 

Session B 

Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Morning 

1. Leicester (Faulkner, Westrope) - Single Care Giver Model 

2. Nijmegan (van Heijst) - Neonatal Simulator 

3. Andy Pybus - ECMOsim 

4. ELSO (Hebbar) - Adult VV ECMO Training 

5. Hanuola ECMO Program of Hawaii (Ogino) - Creating an ECMO Simulator on a Limited Budget 

6. Yorkhill & Leicester (Davidson, Faulkner, Westrope) - Debrief the Debriefer 

Session A 

Friday, May 11 - Afternoon 

16.15 - 16.45 - Stage Presentation: Debrief the Debriefer 

16.45 - 18.45 - Session A presenters will staff their booths for informal discussions 

Saturday 

May 12 - Morning 

08.30 - 10.30 - Small Group Forums: AmSECT, Karolinska, Rush 

10.30 - 11.00 - Stage Presentation: Multimedia Simulation with Audience Response 

11.00 - 12.30 - Small Group Forums: Yorkhill, Bambino Gesu, Children’s Colorado 

Session B 

Saturday, May 12 - Afternoon 

14.00 - 16.00 - Small Group Forums: ELSO, Hanuola, Pybus 

16.00 - 16.30 - Stage Presentation: Debrief the Debriefer 

16.45 - 18.45 - Small Group Forums: Yorkhill/Leicester, Nijmegan, Leicester 

Sunday, May 13 - Morning 

10.00 - 11.20 - Session B presenters will staff their booths for informal 


POSTER PRESENTATIONS 


THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION (HFOV) AND 

INTERVENTIONAL LUNG ASSIST (ILA) IN ARDS AFTER SEVERE PULMONARY CONTUSION 

Swol J., Buchwald D., Schildhauer TA. (Bochum) 

VENOVENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION WITHOUT HEPARIN IN MULTIPLE TRAUMA 

PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY 

Kredel M., Kuesterman J., Wurmb T., Kranke P., Roewer N., Muellenbach RM. (Warzburg) 

TWO CIRCUITS WITHIN THE PATIENT WHEN USING MULTI STAGE CANNULA AND V-A ECMO 

Lindholm J., Gullberg-Lidegram M., Enmark B., Aberg J., Frenckner B. (Stockholm) 

EARLY ECMO SUPPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA A 

RESPIRATORY FAILURE 

Biderman P., Diab S., Feinblut M., Porat E., Medalion B. (Petach Tikva) 

EARLY ECMO SUPPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA A 

RESPIRATORY FAILURE 

Farkash A., Biderman P., Feinblut M., Porat E., Medalion B. (Petach Tikva) 

SURVIVAL OF SEPTIC ADULTS COMPARED TO NON-SEPTIC ADULTS ON ELSO FOR CARDIOPULMONARY 

FAILURE: A PROPENSITY MATCHED ANALYSIS 

Cheng A., Sun H., Lee C., Ko W., Tsai P., Chuang Y., Hu F., Chang S., Chen Y. (New Taipei City) 

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION USED IN A MASSIVE LUNG BLEEDING FOLLOWING 

PULMONARY ENDARTERECTOMY 

Rulisek J., Kolnikova I, Kunstyr J., Linder J., Lips M., Kopecky P., Soupal J, Bartakova H., Balik M. (Prague) 

EXPERIENCE WITH EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION 

Huang SC., Chen YS., Chang CI., Chiu IS., Ko WJ., Wang S. (Taipei) 

VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN A PEDIATRIC NONINTUBATED PATIENT 

AS A BRIDGE TO LUNG TRANSPLANT 

Pellicioli I., Barbanti C., Vedovati S., Corno M., Codazzi D., Tartufari A., Bonanomi E., Lorini L. (Bergamo) 

VV ECMO FOR LOW CD4 COUNT P. JIROVECI PNEUMONIA WITH EARLY MOBILIZATION 

Capatos G., Davis S., Kearny P. (Benoni) 

SPONTANEOUS DELIVERY DURING VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN 

SWINE INFLUENZA-RELATED ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE 

Rulisek J., Leden P., Bartakova H., Zakharchenko M., Lips J., Kunstyr J., Balik M. (Prague) 

IMPLEMENTATION OF A VERSATILE EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT (ECLS) CART AND A SIMPLIFIED 

WORKFLOW IN REDUCING INTERHOSPITAL ACTIVATION TIME 

Hoo A., Cheah BK., Tan T., Sin YK. (Singapore) 

LEFT VENTRICULAR UNLOADING IN VA ECMO IN TREATMENT OF ENTEROVIRUS MYOCARDITIS 

Skyttberg N., Hultman J. (Stockholm) 

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION FOR 2009 INFLUENZA A(H1N1) SEVERE RESPIRATORY 

FAILURE IN JAPAN 

Takeda S., Kotani T., Nakagawa S., Ichiba S., Aokage T. Ochiai R., Sato Y., Kobayashi K., Taenaka N., Kawamae K., 

Nishimura M., Ujike Y., Tajimi K. (Tokyo) 

FIRST YEAR OF VA- ECMO IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK, ARE WE ON THE RIGHT WAY? 

Garcia-Monje MJ., Solla M., Estavez F., Bautista V., Gulias JM., Lapez JM., Martinez L., Fojon S., Cuenca J., Freire D. (A Coruna) 

RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF LIMB ISCHEMIA FOLLOWING FEMORAL ARTERY CANNULATION FOR 

VENOARTERIAL EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT 

Chang WH., Youm W., Kim HJ. (Seoul) 

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS TREATED WITH 

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION FOR REFRACTORY CARDIOGENIC SHOCK AND/OR 

REFRACTORY VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA 

Hong JY., Yoon DH., Choi HH., Hong KS., Kim HS., Han SJ., Han (Chuncheon) 


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VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN A OBESE TRAUMA PATIENT WITH 

HYPERCAPNIC LUNG FAILURE SCHLEBES 

Schlebes AD., Buchwald D., Gothner M., Schildhauer TA., Swol J. (Bochum) 

TOWARDS PROACTIVE ECLS APPLICATION: THE MAASTRICHT EXPERIENCE 

Weerwind PW., Sharma AS., Ganushchak YM., Donker YM., Maessen JG. (Maastricht) 

USE OF VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) IN COMBINATION WITH 

HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION (HFOV) IN POSTTRAUMATIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY 

DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) 

Gothner M., Buchwald D., Schlebes A., Schildahuer TA., Swol J. (Bochum) 

MEETING INCREASING DEMAND: ECLS NURSE SPECIALIST TRAINING, CREDENTIALING AND EDUCATION 

Johansen A., Best D., MacLaren G. (Melbourne) 

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION(ECMO) AS A BRIDGE TO LUNG TRANSPLANTATION(LTX) IN 

PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME(ARDS) 

Hong SB., Kim GW., Huh JW., Lim CM., Koh YS. (Seoul) 

ABOUT THE PAEDIATRIC ECMO TRANSPORT: HOW TO MAKE IT SAFELY 

Vedovati M., Gaspani M., Scotti A. (Bergamo) 

NON-CARDIAC ECMO AT A CARDIAC CENTER 

Weidenbach M., Cho M., Wagner R., Kostelka M., Daehnert I. (Leipzig) 

END ORGAN FUNCTION RECOVERY AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT: CAN WE REALLY 

BRING PATIENTS BACK TO LIFE? 

Santise G., Sciacca S., Turrisi MA., Armaro A., Stringi V., Panarello GA., Pilato M. (Palermo) 

ARTERIAL DEOXYGENATION DURING VENO-ARTERIAL ECMO: A CASE REPORT AND SIMULATION STUDY 

Broome M. (Stockholm) 

1 PATIENT, 2 ACCESS POINTS, 3 CIRCUITS AND 4 MACHINES 

Perry N., McGettrick A., Wylie G., Buller A., Walker G. Kidson C. (Glasgow) 

IMPACT OF ELSO- SIMULATION BASED VV ECMO COURSE ON CONFIDENCE AND COGNITION 

Hebbar K., Willemsen-Dunlap A., Ogino M. (Atlanta) 

EMERGENCIES IN ECMO: A STRUCTURED ECMO-ABC EVALUATION 

Hogeveen M., van Heijst A., Peeters T., Zegers H., Wijnen M., Antonius T. (Nijmegen) 

NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN CZECH REPUBLIC - FIRST 

YEAR OF EXPERIENCE 

Vobruba V., Pokorna’ P., Cerna O., Srnsky P., Klement P., Lorencik D., Tibboel D., Rohn V., Vykydal I., Mlejnsky F., Fichtl J., 

Hodkova G., Nikitinsky D., Belohlavek J. (Prague and Rotterdam) 

CRITICAL ILLNESS POLYNEUROPATHY(CIP) AND MYOPATHY(CIM) IN AN ECMO TREATED INFANT WITH 

PRIMARY H1N1 PNEUNOMIA 

Pokorna’ P., Cerna O., Vobruba V., Srnsky P., Klement P., Lorencik D., Belohlavek J., Rohn V., Vykydal I., Mlejnsky F., Fichtl J., 

Hodkova G., Nikitinsky D., Tibboel D. (Prague and Rotterdam) 

DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EXTRACOROPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT IN NATIONAL HEART CENTRE, SINGAPORE – 

2001 TO 2011 

Chan T., Hoo A., Cheah BK., Teng SY., Kerk KL., Tan TE., Lim CH (Singapore) 

RAPID DEPLOYMENT ECMO SIMULATION PROGRAM TO GUIDE IMPROVED EXECUTION 

Su L., Williams L., Jones M., Walczak D., Berger J. (Washington) 

ECMO FOR LIFE SAVING AND BRIDGE IN THE TREATMENT OF LIFE THREATEENING HEMOPTYSIS 

Kim DH., Kim YD., Cho WH., Cho HM. (Yangsan) 

CAN LOW BLOOD FLOW LEAD TO UNEQUAL FLOW AND CLOTTING IN THE QUADROX PEDIATRIC 

OXYGENATOR? 

Lindholm J., Gullberg-Lidegran M., Enmark B., Aberg J., Stramberg AM., Frenckner B. (Stockholm) 




USE OF CDI 500 DURING ECMO TRASPORTATION: FIRST EUROPEAN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 

Meloni S., Radomile L., Colella D., Divizia F., Puliti R., Giuliano I., Reali S. (Rome) 

A SIMPLE WAY TO AVOID PULMONARY EDEMA IN PATIENTS ON EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE 

OXYGENATOR (ECMO): ROUTINE USE OF INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP (IABP) 

Santise G., Sciacca S., Turrisi MA., Armaro A., Stringi V., Pilato M. (Palermo) 

THE GREEK EXPERIENCE WITH EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA 

A (H1N1) ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME 

Antonitsis P., Foroulis C., Tossios P., Argyriadou H., Grosomanidis V., Deliopoulos A., Gatzos S., Missias G., Anastasiadis K. 

( essaloniki) 

DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DEATH(DCD) USING NORMOTHERMIC SELECTIVE ECMO 

Poretti A., Bottazzi A., Parise M., Abelli M., Ticozzelli E., Pellerini C., Pompei C., Degani A., Raimondi M., Sepe V., Iotti G., 

Geraci P. (Pavia) 

LONG TERM SIMULATED PERFUSION WITH SELF-EXPANDING CANNULAS FOR ECMO 

Abdel-Sayed S., Taub S., von Segesser LK. (Lausanne) 

VA-ECMO DURING STENTING PROCEDURE OF BOTH PULMONARY ARTERIES IN NEOPLASTIC PATIENT 

Guiotto L., Valenti E., Accetta G., Belliato M., Quaretti P., Pellegrini C., Mariani F., Civardi L., Sciutti F., Iotti G. (Pavia) 

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR INADEQUATE LEFT-HEART DECOMPRESSION 

DURIN VENOATERIAL EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOGENIC 

SHOCK 

Kim MS. (Seoul) 

EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT (ECLS) FOR INTRACTABLE PRIMARY ARRHYTHMIA IN CHILDREN 

Perry DA., McLeod K. (Glasgow) 

USE OF ECMO IN PRIMARY REFRACTORY CARDIAC SHOCK AND CARDIAC ARREST; A SINGLE CENTRE 

EXPERIENCE 

Venti A., Della Avanzo G., Pellegrini C., Zanierato M., De Ferrari GM., Bramucci E., Maurelli M., D’Armini AM., Mojoli A. 

Braschi A. (Pavia) 

MECHANICAL VENTILATION DURING EXTRACORPOREAL RESPIRATORY SUPPORT IN ARDS PATIENTS 

Della Avanzo G., Valenti E., Pellegrini C., Curra I., Belliato M., Pozzi, Mojoli F., Iotti GA:, Braschi A. (Pavia) 

THE SWINE MODEL OF EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION TO INTRODUCE ECMO INTO THE CLINICAL 

PRACTICE IN A COUNTRY WITHOUT AN ECMO SYSTEM 

Krolikowski W., Szuldrzynski K., Seczynska B., Nowak I., Fajfer I., MusialJ. (Krakow) 

HEPARINLESS ECMO: A FEASIBLE AND EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROCEDURAL 

COMPLICATIONS OR MANAGEMENT 

Lorusso R., Gelsomino S., Vizzardi E., De Cicco G., Mastropierro R., Mariotti M., Cingia C., Picchioni A., Chiodi M., Menegon 

G., Menegotti M., Mazzucchelli A., Tisi GC., Pedersini G., Manzato A.. 

POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES) IN A PATIENT SUBMITTED TO ECMO FOR 

FULMINANT ACUTE MYOCARDITIS 

Lorusso R., Pinelli L., Gelsomino S., Vizzardi E., De Cicco G., Mastropierro R., Mariotti M., Cingia C., Picchioni A., Chiodi 

M., Menegon G., Menegotti M., Mazzucchelli A., Tisi GC., Pedersini G., Manzato A.. 

A SAFE BEDSIDE-METHOD FOR INSERTION OF A DUAL-LUMEN BICAVAL CANNULA FOR VENO-VENOUS ECMO 

Biever P., Richter S., Schwab T., Wengenmayer T., Bode C., Langner O. (Freiburg) 

MORTALITY DURING AND AFTER PEDIATRIC EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION 

Ricci Z., Netto R., Iodice FG., Schloderer UIE., Iacoella C. Filippelli S. Carotti A., Cogo P. (Rome) 

HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION SURVEILLANCE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ON ECMO SUPPORT 

Fragasso T. Ricci Z., Varano C. Testa G., Vitale V., Brancaccio G., Carotti A, Amodeo A. (Rome) 

RESPIRATORY FAILURE DUE TO ACCIDENTAL CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE TREATED WITH VV ECMO 

Danek T., Brat R., Zaoral T. (Ostrava) 


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FEASIBILITY OF PERCUTANEOUS VESSELS CANNULATION IN NON HEART BEATING DONORS (NHBD) 

DURING AUTOMATED CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (ACPR) 

Pellegrini C., Belliato MA., Raimondi MA., Degani A., Bottazzi A., Sciutti A., Iotti G. (Pavia) 

INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH CARDIOHELP SYSTEM. IS MOHAMMED GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN ? 

Pellegrini C., Degani A., Zanierato M., Mojoli F., Belliato M., Iotti G., Braschi A. (Pavia) 

OUT OF HOSPITAL ULTRA ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC ARREST 

Raimondi M., Pamploni G., Degani A., Pellegrini C., Ticozzelli E., Abelli M., Raimondi A., Geraci P. (Pavia) 

BILATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX AFTER ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA: RESCUE TREATMENT WITH ECMO. REPORT 

OF A CASE 

Pigato MM., Terrini A. (Mestre) 

VV-ECMO CANNULATION WITH FULL ECHO-GUIDED TECHNIQUE 

Vilardo A., Accetta G., Caneva L., Pellegrini C., Belliato M., Pgani M., Bottazzi A., Iotti G. (Pavia) 

ROLE OF ECMO IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BIVENTRICULAR HEART FAILURE FROM INFECTIVE 

ENDOCARDITIS 

Singh H., MacLaren G., Caleb MG. (Singapore) 

NURSING CARE TO PATIENT IN V-V ECMO AS A BRIDGE TO LUNG-TRANSPLANTATION (LUTX) FOR 157 DAYS 

Pozzati E., Nardon N., Marchini N., Caneva L., Maderna L., Sacchi A., Iotti G. (Pavia) 

PEDIATRIC EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO): A 6 YEAR EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE 

INSTITUTION 

Morelli S., Ricci Z., Favia I., Netto R., Garisto C., Amodeo A., Cogo P. (Rome) 

ECMO AND CRRT 

Valoti E., Civardi L., Tesoro R., Maderna L., Pagani M., Sciutti F., Belliato M., Iotti GA. (Pavia) 

RENAL FUNCTION DURING EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO): RISK FACTORS AND 

THERAPEUTIC APPROACH 

Tesoro R., Radolovich DK., Valoti E., Lo Coco C., Riccardi F., D’Agostino L., Ventura G., Della Avanzo G., Iotti G., Braschi A. 

(Pavia) 

PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY FAILURE REQUIRING EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION DUE TO 

METAPNEUMOVIRUS PNEUMONIA AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY 

Nilson N., Weidenbach M., Kostelka M., Dahnert I. (Leipzig) 

PRIMARY GRAFT FAILURE AND EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) AFTER HEART 

TRANSPLANTATION: RISKS AND OUTCOMES 

Pece V., Manfredini V., Martin-Suarez S., Pilato E., Caramelli F., Pastore S., Frascaroli G., Grigioni F., Potena L., Arpesella G., 

Branzi A. (Bologna) 

OXYGENATOR FAILURE DURING VA-ECMO: PERFORMANCE PREDICTORS 

Isgro S., Patroniti N., Maggioni E., Galbiati L., Pesenti A., Avalli L. (Monza and Milan) 

ECMO NURSE SPECIALIST CONFIDENCE LEVELS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A FORMAL ECMO TRAINING 

COURSE 

Fenwick KM., Se on G., Gilroy J., Nolan S., Daly P., Sabino G., Alphonso N., Horan M. (Liverpool) 

THE IMPACT OF EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION OR ECMO IN LUNG TRANSPLANTATION: 

BRIDGE TO TRANPLANTATION AND SUPPORT TO RECOVERY FOR GRAFT DYSFUNCTION 

Bittner HB., Lehmann S., Rastan A., Garbade J., Binner C., Mohr FW., Barten MJ. (Leipzig and Orlando) 

COAGULATION CHANGES IN HYPOTHERMIA IN NEONATAL ECMO 

Harischandra T., Firmin R., Kerslake J., Goodall A., Ahmed A., Pavord S., Field D. (Leicester) 

“THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS” (WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 1564 - 1616) 

Harry C., Wyllie G., McIntyre A., Davidson M. (Glasgow) 


POST-CONFERENCE COURSE 

PROGRAMME 

Practical Aspects of Extracorporeal Support 

in Respiratory Failure

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Sunday, May 13 th 

14.30 - 15.45 

(Room Magna I - Adult) Veno-Venous ECMO - Basics and Technology 

Chairs: Combes A. (Paris) - Peek G. (Leicester) 

14.30 - 14.55 Physiology of oxygen and carbon dioxide transport and metabolism 

Quintel M. (Göttingen) 

14.55 - 15.20 Technique of ECMO: pumps and membranes - Philipp A. (Regensburg) 

15.20 - 15.45 

14.30 - 15.45 

(Room Magna II - Pediatric) 

Technique of ECMO: cannulation - Conrad S. (Shreveport) 

Veno-Arterial Pediatric ECMO in cardio-respiratory failure: Tips and 

Tricks. An Interactive Session 

Chairs: Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

14.30 - 14.55 VAD and ECMO - Th iagarajan R. (Boston) 

14.55 - 15.20 Technique of ECMO: pumps and membranes - Davidson M. (Glasgow) 

15.20 - 15.45 Patient management and goals - Roeleveld PP. (Leiden) 

15.45 - 16.15 

16.15 - 17.15 

Coff ee Break 

(Room Magna I- Adult) Veno-Venous ECMO: Clinical Practice 1 

Chairs: Müller T. (Regensburg) - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

16.15 - 16.30 Indications, goals, and effi ciency of ECMO - Pesenti A. (Milan) 

16.30 - 16.45 Mechanical ventilation on ECMO - Combes A. (Paris) 

16.45 - 17.00 Mobilization on ECMO - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

17.00 - 17.15 

16.15 - 17.15 


Panel discussion 

Case Based Practice in Pediatric Respiratory and Multi Organ 

Failure ECLS 

Chairs: Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) - Davidson M. (Glasgow) 

16.15 - 16.30 Indications, goals, and effi ciency of ECMO - Fortenberry J. (Atlanta) 

16.30 - 16.45 How to handle the lung - Di Nardo M. (Rome) 

16.45 - 17.00 High output failure: can ECLS help and why? - MacLaren G. (Singapore) 

17.00 - 17.15 

17.15 - 18.15 

Use of adjuncts: steroids, bronchoscopy, RRT, etc. - Davis C. (Glasgow) 

(Room Magna I - Adult) Veno-Venous ECMO: Organization and Transport 

Chairs: Quintel M. (Göttingen) - Brodie D. (New York) 

17.15 - 17.30 How to organize an ECMO program - Finney SJ. (London) 

17.30 - 17.45 Best results: how to assure high quality - Leprince P. (Paris) 

17.45 - 18.00 Transport on ECMO: when and how - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

18.00 - 18.15 

17.15 - 18.15 


Panel discussion 

Case Based Practice in Neonatal ECMO 

Chairs: Cogo P. (Rome) - Ogino M. (Philadelphia) 

17.15 - 17.30 How I handle Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia - Davis C. (Glasgow) 

17.30 - 17.45 What about follow-up? - Wildschut E. (Rotterdam) 

17.45 - 18.00 Does neonatal ECMO have a future? A pro-con debate 

Peek G. (Leicester) - Dalton HJ. (Phoenix) 


Monday, May 14 th 

08.30 - 10.00 

(Room Magna I-II - Adult/Pediatric) 

Veno-Venous ECMO: Clinical Practice 2 

Chairs: Gattinoni L. (Milan) - Conrad S. (Shreveport) 

08.30 - 09.00 Anticoagulation and platelet transfusion: best clinical practice 

Müller T. (Regensburg) 

09.00 - 09.30 Red blood cell transfusions on ECMO: which hemoglobin content is best? 

Peek G. (Leicester) - Combes A. (Paris) 

09.30 - 10.00 ECMO in multiple trauma - Vuylsteke A. (Cambridge) 

10.00 - 10.30 Coff ee Break 

10.30 - 11.30 


Veno-Venous ECMO: Complications and Management 

Chairs: Pesenti A. (Milan) - Müller T. (Regensburg) 

10.30 - 10.45 Bleeding on ECMO: causes and management - Bacchetta M. (New York) 

10.45 - 11.00 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: recognition and therapy 

Pellegrino V. (Melbourne) 

11.00 - 11.15 Th rombo-embolic complications: incidence and how to avoid 

Bein T. (Regensburg) 


11.30 - 12.30 


Veno-Venous ECMO: New Horizons 

Chairs: Pellegrino V. (Melbourne) - Bartlett RH. (Ann Arbor) 

11.30 - 11.45 Extracorporeal CO2 removal: principle and available devices 

Brodie D. (New York) 

11.45 - 12.00 Extracorporeal CO2 removal: big money for little impact? - Gattinoni L. (Milan) 

12.00 - 12.15 Futility of ECMO: when is it time to stop? - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 


12.30 - 12.40 Closing Remarks 

Peek G. (Leicester) - Palmer K. (Stockholm) 

4 th Edition of the “ELSo Red Book” 

At the meeting, ELSO will present the 4 th edition of the 

“ELSO Red Book”. 

Th e Authors: 

Gail Annich, M.D. 

Robert Bartlett, M.D. 

William Lynch, M.D. 

Graeme MacLaren, M.D. 

Jay Wilson, M.D. 


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Social Programme 

Sistine Chapel - Vatican Museums (guided tour - one-way bus transport) 

(Friday evening, 19.00 - 21.00) (€ 45,00) - departure at 18.30 from Conference Center 

Reservation for this event is required in advance, and must be sent by mail to Congress 

Secretariat (conor@conor.it). Deadline for reservation is Monday, May 7th . 

The Heart of Rome (half day) (€ 45,00) - departure at 08.30 

Rome at the Dawn of Christianity (half day) (€ 45,00) - departure at 14.30 

The Ancient Rome (half day) (€ 55,00) - departure at 15.00 

Tivoli and the Ancient Roman Villas (half day) (€ 58,00) - Saturday and Sunday, departure at 08.30 

Rome by Night (Bus Tour) (€ 45,00) - Saturday and Sunday, departure at 20.15 

Congress Secretariats: 

La Conor office ELSo office 

Viale Cortina d’Ampezzo, 170 2800 Plymouth Rd. - Building 300, Room 303 

00135 Rome, Italy Ann Arbor, MI - 48109 - 2800 - USA 

Phone +39 06 85305059 - Fax +39 06 99701344 Phone: +1 734-998-6601 - Fax +1 734-998-6602 

Contact information: Contact information: 

Giada Celentano - mail: conor@conor.it Peter Rycus, MPH - mail: prycus@umich.edu 

www.elso.med.umich.edu

Congress Secretariats: 



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Phone +39 06 85305059 - Fax +39 06 99701344 

Contact information: 

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