Table 8.

Additional Guidance for Essential Topics

Topic	ELSO Guidelines	5th Edition Red Book Chapter
Anticoagulation	ELSO Anticoagulation Guideline 2014	7 – “Anticoagulation and Disorders of Hemostasis”
Bridge to lung transplantation		58 – “ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplanation”
Cannulation Strategies	ELSO Guidelines General v1.4 – Section III, Ultrasound Guidance for VV ECMO	38 – “ECLS Cannulation for Adults with Respiratory Failure”
Circuit design	ELSO Guidelines General v1.4 – Section II, ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section II	5 – “The circuit”
Complication management		Chapters 40, 41, 43
ECMO team design	ELSO Guidelines for ECMO Centers v1.8, ELSO Guidelines for Training and Continuing Education of ECMO Specialists	65 – “Implementing an ECLS program”
Extubation during ECMO	Endotracheal Extubation in patients with respiratory failure receiving VV ECMO	Chapters 40, 41
Management of fluid balance / renal failure / nutrition	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section IV	40 – “Medical Management of the Adult with Respiratory Failure on ECLS”
Procedures during ECMO	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section VI	61 – “Procedures during ECLS”
Sedation	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section IV	40 – “Medical Management of the Adult with Respiratory Failure on ECLS”
Selective CO2 removal (ECCO2R)	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section VI	63 – “Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal”
Transfusion management	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section IV	8 – “Transfusion Management during Extracorporeal Support”
Unusual patient populations (pregnancy, immunosuppressed, etc.)	ELSO Guidelines for Adult Respiratory Failure v1.4 – Section I	Section 7 – Extracorporeal Life Support : Special Indications – Chapters 53, 54, 56, 58, 60.