Summary: Following the success of Episode 6, which discussed the scientific evidence for ECMO in cardiac arrest, we decided to take a deeper look at the implementation of ECMO in the ED. Drs. Felipe Teran and Joseph Tonna discuss the utilization of ECMO for refractory cardiac arrest, the expansion of hospital ECMO programs to the emergency department and implementation of an ECMO program for cardiac arrest. This episode was recorded on location in Salt Lake City, Utah. Key Reading: Tonna JE et al., “Practice characteristics of Emergency Department extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) programs in the United States: The current state of the art of Emergency Department extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ED ECMO).” Resuscitation. 2016 Oct;107:38-46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27523953 Tonna JE et al., “Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Emergency Department Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Program.” Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jul;70(1):32-40. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28139304
