🎤 Live from IFAD 2017 – ECMO Insights with Tamas
We caught up with Tamas, who made quite the journey to get here—from Wales, by motorbike, no less!
🏍️ "It was about 400 miles, but luckily it stayed dry the whole way," he said with a smile.
So what's been the highlight so far?
đź©ş "I attended the Beginners ECMO Course this morning. It's designed for people either starting an ECMO service or wanting to understand the basics. I've referred many patients for ECMO in the past, so I wanted to better understand what actually happens on the other side."
🧠The morning sessions covered:
Basic ECMO concepts: how it works, different modalities
Fluid management in ECMO: still a field largely guided by clinical judgment due to limited data
A fascinating point on sedation:
"I didn't know that ECMO significantly increases drug clearance—you often need to up the doses to maintain adequate sedation. That was completely new to me."
While some centers are exploring awake ECMO, it's still quite rare.
🔧 Hands-on practice?
"Yes! We had a cannulation session this morning and there's more to come this afternoon. We're working with actual ECMO machines from a couple of supporting companies. It's great to get familiar with the different systems and setups."
👏 Thanks to Tamas for sharing your experience—and for going the extra mile (or 400!) to be here.
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