Managing patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support during the COVID-19 pandemic - a proposal for a nursing standard operating procedure.

Mateusz PusleckiMarek DabrowskiKonrad BaumgartMarcin LigowskiAgata DabrowskaPiotr ZiemakSebastian StefaniakLukasz SzarpakTammy FriedrichLidia SzlangaPaulina SkorupaAleksandra SteligaKazimiera HebelBlazej AndrejanczykMalgorzata LadzinskaMagdalena WieczorekLukasz PusleckiJacek SmerekaMonika TukacsJustyna SwolMarek JemielityBartlomiej Perek

Published in: BMC nursing (2021)

High-fidelity medical simulation can play an important role in staff training, improvement in previously gained proficiency, and development of optimal SOP for nursing care and management during ECMO in patients with COVID-19. Optimal SOPs may further guide multidisciplinary teams, including intensive care units and interventional departments.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
respiratory failure
healthcare
mechanical ventilation
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
quality improvement
mental health
minimally invasive
peritoneal dialysis