The Implementation and Outcomes of a Nurse-Run Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program, a Retrospective Single-Center Study

Mazen Odish, MD; Cassia Yi, RN, MSN; Christopher Tainter, MD; Samira Najmaii, MSc; Julio Ovando, ASRT; Laura Chechel, RN; Jerry Lipinski, MD; Alex Ignatyev; Alexander Pile; Yun Yeong Jang; Tuo Lin, MS; Xin M. Tu, PhD; Michael Madani, MD; Mitul Patel, MD; Angela Meier, MD, PhD; Travis Pollema, DO; Robert L. Owens, MD

doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000449

Critical Care Explorations (Jun 2021)

The Implementation and Outcomes of a Nurse-Run Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program, a Retrospective Single-Center Study

Mazen Odish, MD,
Cassia Yi, RN, MSN,
Christopher Tainter, MD,
Samira Najmaii, MSc,
Julio Ovando, ASRT,
Laura Chechel, RN,
Jerry Lipinski, MD,
Alex Ignatyev,
Alexander Pile,
Yun Yeong Jang,
Tuo Lin, MS,
Xin M. Tu, PhD,
Michael Madani, MD,
Mitul Patel, MD,
Angela Meier, MD, PhD,
Travis Pollema, DO,
Robert L. Owens, MD

Affiliations

Mazen Odish, MD: 1 Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Cassia Yi, RN, MSN: 2 Department of Nursing, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Christopher Tainter, MD: 3 Division of Critical Care Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Samira Najmaii, MSc: 4 Department of Perfusion, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Julio Ovando, ASRT: 4 Department of Perfusion, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Laura Chechel, RN: 2 Department of Nursing, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Jerry Lipinski, MD: 5 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Alex Ignatyev: 2 Department of Nursing, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Alexander Pile: 2 Department of Nursing, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Yun Yeong Jang: 2 Department of Nursing, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Tuo Lin, MS: 6 Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Xin M. Tu, PhD: 6 Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Michael Madani, MD: 7 Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Mitul Patel, MD: 5 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Angela Meier, MD, PhD: 3 Division of Critical Care Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Travis Pollema, DO: 7 Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Robert L. Owens, MD: 1 Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000449
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 6
p. e0449

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Objectives:. Due to a shortage of perfusionists and increasing utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the United States, many programs are training nurses as bedside extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialists (i.e., nurse-run extracorporeal membrane oxygenation). Our objective was to evaluate if a nurse-run extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program has noninferior survival to discharge and complication rates compared with a perfusionist-run extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program. Additionally, to sought to describe increases in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation capacity and the potential for cost savings by implementing a nurse-run extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program.

Published in Critical Care Explorations

ISSN: 2639-8028 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
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