SHH Pediatric Grand Rounds
Care of the ECMO Survivor: a Primer for General Pediatricians
Speaker: Amy Lee, MD Objectives: -Describe basic ECMO principles and complications -Explain why ECMO survivors remain a high risk population -Explain why the general pediatrician is the most important contributor to ECMO survivors’ long term health -Describe current knowledge about ECMO survivors’ growth and development -Provide guidelines to assist the primary care pediatrician in caring for the ECMO survivor