M Velia Antonini
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Perfusionist ECMO & NRP specialist ๐ซ๐ซ๐ซ & ๐ฅ๏ธ POCUS ๐ชChair Normothermic Regional Perfusion EuroELSO WG ๐ฑ#SoMe Director @ELSOOrg/SoMe Editor @asaiojournal
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Joined February 2011
TA #NRP in cDCD heart donors using closed #ECMO circuit, modified to provide ๐ฉธ๐ก๏ธeffective NRP despite prolonged fWIT ๐ซLV venting ๐ซ fast conversion to central configuration as needed โญ๏ธ shunt for recirculation ๐ซง air management #FOAMcc @asaiojournal ๐ https://t.co/O3tiwZmsGu
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#ECMO following acute type A aortic dissection repair? ๐ SR/MA ๐ชฆ successful weaning 48.3%, but high in-hospital mortality = 72.4%; late mortality 5.8% per 100 pt/y ๐ซ AKI requiring CRRT 60.5% ๐ง neuro complications due to stroke 24.4% ๐ฆต๐ป limb ischemia 7.6% ๐ฉธ bleeding requiring
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๐ Cardiac physiology by @JoeTonnaMD, Cory Alwardt, @AparnaHoskote @bhavpatel100 @demotucordis and Graeme MacLaren: let's open the Blue Book and take a look at Chapter 3: ๐ฉธ DO2: rate of blood flow to the tissues, DO2 to the tissues, O2 utilization ๐ซ cardiovascular physiology
๐ Cardiac physiology - Blue Book Chapter 3 ๐ฉธDO2 ๐ซcardiovascular physiology in VV &๐ซVA #ECMO ๐ซCO estimation ๐ซ๐ซ physiologic approaches to hybrid modes ๐ซ single-ventricle physiology ๐ latest ed of ELSO #ECMO Specialist Training Manual available at ๐ https://t.co/u1vLUUE9nW
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๐ฅ #ECMO for respiratory failure: breakout session from day 1 of #ELSO2025: ๐ซ beyond EOLIA: new populations and personalized ventilation for VV #ECMO @efan75 ๐ซ oxy-RVAD VP ECMO versus veno-venous ECMO @asadusman ๐ซ VV ECMO to de-sedate, extubate & mobilize in hypoxic
๐ฅ #ECMO for respiratory failure at #ELSO2025 ๐ซ beyond EOLIA: new populations & personalized MV ๐ซ oxy-RVAD VP versus VV ECMO ๐ซ VV ECMO to de-sedate, extubate & mobilize in hypoxic resp failure ๐ซ VV ECLS for severe asthma Register as virtual attendee ๐ https://t.co/iaYPl5mHbI
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Perioperative #resuscitation and life support PeRLS: ๐ฆ fluids management โ๏ธ preventing the progression of shock to cardiac arrest: LV, RV, vasoplegia and #sepsi ๐ซ respiratory rate during CA: hypo vs hyperventilation ๐ซ symptomatic bradycardia ๐ anaphylaxis ๐ local anesthetic
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Antithrombin supplementation in #ECMO: any differences in mortality or hemostatic outcomes? ๐ systematic review with meta-analysis to evaluate safety & efficacy of AT; 11 studies (mostly observational) included ๐ฉธ AT supplementation resulted in no difference in bleeding and
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The @ESICM & @EuroELSO #ECLS Fellowship! A multidisciplinary group of #ECMO experts will guide fellows through a comprehensive and highly hands-on learning experience, including: ๐๏ธ bedside rounds ๐ฉบ case-bades discussion ๐ฆ water drills & ๐ฅ๏ธ high-fidelity #simulation ๐ฉธ
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Advancing Expertise in ECLS/ECMO: A Progressive Learning Pathway in Collaboration with EuroELSO
The @ESICM & @EuroELSO #ECLS Fellowship,5๏ธโฃ intensive days,8๏ธโฃfellows from different countries,1๏ธโฃ goal: to elevate #ECMO practice through structured, immersive and high-impact education & training at @vallhebron Hospital with @ECMOHUVH team! ๐
Nov 24-28 ๐ https://t.co/3IyMQTOMm7
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Robert H. Bartlett - Few had or will ever have the impact that Dr. Bartlett has had. He ๐ did NOT patent his ideas ๐ก inspired everyone to find a huge clinical problem and spend your career trying to understand it ๐ญ had the ability to see
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Robert H. Bartlett - Grand Rounds today at the Department of Cardiac Surgery of @umichmedicine, with James Mault, Jennifer C. Romano, Kristopher Barrett Deatrick, Alvaro Rojas-Peรฑa and James R. Maul celebrating their and our mentor.
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How to use noninvasive neuromonitoring in #ICU? Exploring practical matters/challenges of combining multiple noninvasive neuromonitoring modalities ๐ฅ๏ธ blind-TCD (traditional nonimaging TCD) ๐ฅ๏ธ OSND measurement โก๏ธ multichannel continuous EEG ๐๏ธ automated pupillometry ๐จ NIRS ๐
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Save the date! Celebration of life/career of RH Bartlett at Hill Auditorium, by @umichmedicine & @ELSOOrg. ๐ถ Jan 25: performance by Life Sciences Orchestra ๐ Jan 26: celebration/tributes ๐ฅ Jan 26 evening: Performance by @UMich Marching Band + Menโs Glee Club Details to come!
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๐ข Here's upcoming #EuroELSOwebinar: #ECLS in accidental hypothermia ๐ง pathophysiology of hypothermic cardiac arrest ๐ซ eligibility criteria for #ECPR in hypothermic CA โ๏ธ HOPE Score ๐discussion ๐๏ธ Nov 24 2025, 16:00-17:10 CET Save date & register! ๐ https://t.co/0yuN2zwuDM
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โ๏ธ We just left beautiful Dublin ๐ฎ๐ช where we had an an on-site visit at the @TheRDS to start planning #EuroELSO2026, our 14th annual congress. Stay tuned for updates: an amazing scientific & educational program under construction ๐๏ธ ๐๏ธ May 6-9 2026 ๐ https://t.co/BFxcFvuON5
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๐ Respiratory physiology and gas exchange: Blue Book - Chapter 2 ๐ซ native gas exchange ๐จ oxygenation ๐ฉธ O2 content & Hb ๐ฉธ DO2 and VO2 ๐จ CO2 โ๏ธ physiology of #ECLS ๐ฉธ DO2 and CO2 removal in ECLS ๐ In the ELSO #ECMO Specialist Training Manual 5th ed ๐ https://t.co/u1vLUUE9nW
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High-caliber femoral dual-lumen cannula to achieve higher blood-flow and more efficient COโ clearance in hypercapnic respiratory failure?? ๐ 16 patients (81% COPD) treated with for #extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal using 20-23 Fr DLC (designed for jugular VV #ECMO)
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Critical care management of pharmaceutical poisoning ๐ฉบ general principles โฑ๏ธ initial assessment: resuscitation & supportive care as cornerstone, airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure/environment ๐ diagnostic approach: history + collateral information, physical
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Mastering vasopressin in septic shock, pragmatic bedside guidance on its optimal use, emphasizing real-world constraints & evidence gaps: ๐ clinical pharmacology โ๏ธ dosing โฑ๏ธ timing ๐ฉบ practical considerations #FOAMcc ๐ https://t.co/hCyUamYdQN
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How not to panic on #ECMO?? Take a look at the โ ๏ธ Panic Button section of ELSO's Bedside Guide: ๐ฉธ accidental decannulation ๐ซง๐ซง air in the circuit ๐ฉธblood out of the circuit ๐ซcardiac arrest โ๏ธ NO flow ๐จ coming off #ECLS emergently You can use the app to learn/train your team
Take a look at the โ ๏ธ Panic Button section of ELSO's #ECMO Bedside Guide ๐ฉธ accidental decannulation ๐ซง๐ซง air in the circuit ๐ฉธblood out of the circuit ๐ซcardiac arrest โ๏ธ NO flow ๐จ coming off #ECLS emergently Apple ๐ฑ https://t.co/H0OmY3HilV Android ๐ฑ https://t.co/4uePBL7iHW
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