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Jay Menaker
Medical director of the Lung Rescue Unit at the R. Calli-Shock Adams Trauma Center in Baltimore. Emergency medicine trained with subspecialty training in surgical critical care.
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Feb 21, 2017
• 56min
ECMO: Overview for the Acute Care Surgeon and Current Techniques and Indications
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Dr. Jay Menaker, the Medical Director of the Lung Rescue Unit, discusses the evolution of ECMO in acute care surgery. He highlights its role in rescuing patients with severe respiratory failure and the impact of the H1N1 epidemic on its development. The conversation covers the importance of patient selection using the Murray score, the protocols for trauma patients, and potential complications like bleeding. Menaker also emphasizes the necessity of hands-on experience and ongoing education for healthcare professionals to master ECMO techniques.
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