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📸 Full photo album of the ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support Award Ceremony at #ELSO2026 is now online on our Facebook page!!
🥈 Silver Level - Path to Excellence
🥇 Gold Level - Center of Excellence
💍 Platinum Level - Center of Excellence
🍾 Congrats to all Centers!
📸 bit.ly/4yQkK1A
October 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Reposted
Cannulas are direct/indispensable interface between patients & #ECMO but may also cause severe side-effects, as thrombosis and hemolysis! Simulation study evaluating impact of drainage cannulas design
🔓 rdcu.be/jMXLG1avSyoa
Simulation study on impact of drainage cannulas in #ECMO
🩸 current design? no-flow/stagnation areas, which may induce thrombosis, especially if EBF <2LPM
🩸 largest flow proportion drains through proximal holes
⚙️ new design improves pressure loss, but increases distal no-flow
🔓 rdcu.be/jMXLG1avSyoa
October 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Percutaneous adult #ECMO #cannulation workshop ongoing in 📌 in Ann Arbor! The trainees had multiple hands-on opportunities to cannulate, and strengthen their approach to challenging cases
🎓 Next available 1 day sessions??
📆 April 16, 17 OR 18, 2026 (🪑 few seats!)

Register at 🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
October 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Simulation study on impact of drainage cannulas in #ECMO
🩸 current design? no-flow/stagnation areas, which may induce thrombosis, especially if EBF <2LPM
🩸 largest flow proportion drains through proximal holes
⚙️ new design improves pressure loss, but increases distal no-flow
🔓 rdcu.be/jMXLG1avSyoa
October 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Reposted
Complications on VA #ECMO have significant/cumulative effect on survival. Patients without complications within the first 3 weeks had highest survival. Absolute 30-day risk of mortality greater if complications, increasing from 49% (0 complications) to 93% with neuro complication
🖇️ bit.ly/4dxaHWu
October 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Prognostic implications of complications during VA #ECLS for cardiogenic shock
🔍 ELSO Registry analysis including >22.5K adults
🪦 54% pts died during hospitalization; 74% non-survivors vs 54% survivors experienced complications
🧠 neuro complications increased mortality by 3.6
🖇️ bit.ly/4dxaHWu
October 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
🏅 The team led by Prof Sung-Min Cho & Prof Glenn Whitman at Johns Hopkins Hospital received the RH Bartlett Best Abstract Award at #ELSO2026, for their study on early hypocapnia burden and three-month cognitive impairment after #ECMO 🧠.
Read abstract on @asaiojournal.bsky.social at
📘 bit.ly/4yGdTYo
October 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🎥 Virtual program of #ELSO2026 37th Annual ELSO conference is available!!
To access the platform, available through Jan 31, 2027, register as virtual attendee
🎥 bit.ly/4rUws8A
If you joined in Nashville visit:
🎥 bit.ly/4ASyWZh
🎓 CME/CEU for MD/RN/Pharm
October 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Pulmonary arterial pressure in VA #ECMO for acute CS
🔍 ELSO Registry analysis
🖥️ invasive hemodynamic assessed at 24h
PAC alone not associated w lower mortality, but helped assess variables associated with lower mortality: higher PAD at 24h associated w graded increase in mortality.
🖇️ bit.ly/4hH8ysu
October 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Acute Kidney Injury after initiating #ECMO in children? persistent AKI frequent and independently associated with major adverse kidney events at 30 days (MAKE30); no association if transient AKI
🖇️ bit.ly/4djcWN1
🫘 Coming with editorial: Do #AKI phenotypes MAKE a difference in #ECMO?
🖇️ bit.ly/3VwivBF
October 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The @asaiojournal.bsky.social Special Issue including the #ELSO2026 conference abstracts is now available!!
🫀 Adult cardiac
🫁 Adult respiratory & non cardiac
🔬 Basic science
📦 Circuit & equipment
🍼 Neonatal
🧸 Pediatric cardiac & non cardiac
📋 Program development
🚑 Transport
Read at
📘 bit.ly/4hpBkz0
October 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Wrapping up #ELSO2026!! Look at our highlights video
🎥 youtu.be/2Kq82Z4TrvE
2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣9️⃣ registrations 🏆
2️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ speakers & moderators
🔍 > 5️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ abstracts submitted‼️
4️⃣6️⃣ countries 🗺️
4️⃣4️⃣ Exhibitors
Thanks to all who worked making these incredible results possible.
1️⃣ year to #ELSO2027
📌 Denver, CO
🌲 Sept 27-30 2027
#ELSO2026 Highlights
YouTube video by ELSO Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
youtu.be
October 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
📢 Cowboy cannulation and simulation showdown hands-on activity at the 37th Annual ELSO Conference #ELSO2026‼️
September 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A new #ELSO2026 day initiated with breakfast meetings!!
☕️ Directors Meeting, with President D Brodie, Presidents Elect P Alexander, Director J Haft, Past President G MacLaren, CEO C Stead
☕️ Coordinators Meeting, with Coordinator Liaison J Sheldrake
Thank to our Sponsors for supporting these meetings
September 30, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Yesterday we celebrated Dr Bartlett in Nashville at #ELSO2026! Medicine is responsibility, Surgery is responsibility, Taking care of patients is responsibility. Medicine has moved from patient centric to provider centric. Todays’ generation need to figure out how to correct this!
September 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Celebrating Dr Robert Bartlett, father of #ECMO at #ELSO2026
🎶 musical tribute by J Zwischenberger
💡 Bartlett Lecture by P O'Rourke: be curious, tenacious & collaborative as Dr B has been!
💡 lecture on spirit of innovation/legacy that he left us by N Barrett
Thank you Bob! 🙏🏻
September 29, 2026 at 1:58 PM
🎤 🪑🪑🪑🪑 Packed room for #ELSO2026 pre-conference in Nashville! We heard about evolution of ELSO #ECLS education, opportunities and resources for #ECMO education/training through ELSO, how to achieve Center of Excellence status, building high-performing ECMO programs, and had fun with the ECMO trivia.
September 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🍾 @theelso.bsky.social - Extracorporeal Life Support Organization family & friends celebrated our Executive Director Peter Rycus, honouring him for 30 years of service to the #ECMO #ECLS Community! 🥂... Happening in Nashville, waiting for #ELSO2026!
September 28, 2026 at 10:43 AM
📢 The ELSO 2027 Research Grant applications Deadline had been extended to October 1 ‼️ You have 24h more to finalize submission:
🖊️ 📑 who should/can apply?? Any individual from an active ELSO center; director’s approval required.
🔗 bit.ly/3SxXKE7
Conditions below
📆 Must be received by Oct 1, 2026 ⏰
September 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
🎸 We are ready to welcome you in beautiful Nashville for #ELSO2026 our 37th annual conference... We are going to open the Pre-Conference tomorrow 🎶
🎵 Join us!!
📌 At the amazing Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
You have still the chance to register at
🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
September 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
📢 The EXACT Study team is seeking participation from #ECMO practitioners for our Job Task Analysis survey 🔍
Share experiece/insights to help ensure that realities of #ECLS practice are reflected in future standards + workforce development efforts
🔗 Adult: bit.ly/4rvumf6
🔗 Neo/Peds: bit.ly/3T8zzgp
September 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🔦Session Spotlight: The ELSO Registry Impact
🎙️Don't miss this important discussion at #ELSO2026! ⏰ -3‼️
📌 Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
📆 September 28, Pre-Conference
📆 September 29 - October 1, Main Conference
🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
September 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
🚀 NextGen is coming to ELSO 2026 in Nashville!
Join NextGen events to connect, exchange ideas, build mentorship relationships and shape what comes next 🍀.
🤝 Meet & Greet & Mentor–Mentee Corner
📅 29 September | ⏰ 10:15–10:45 AM
📍 Delta Lobby A
🚀 NextGen Future Forum
📅 30 September | ⏰ 10:00–11:30 PM
September 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The (influential) role of regret in #ECMO candidacy decision-making
1️⃣ clinicians prefer utility-based reasoning: often not possible
2️⃣ regret of omission & commission both influence candidacy decisions
3️⃣ clinicians employ various strategies to minimize past + anticipated regret
🖇️ bit.ly/3TeJ5yt
September 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
📢 The 3 SWAAC ELSO 2026 research webinar sessions are now available to watch on demand! What you'll take??
🎥 1️⃣ Foundations of #ECLS research & epidemiology
🎥 2️⃣ ELSO Registry: structure, access, research use
🎥 3️⃣ ECLS Research in low-and middle-income countries
Open #FOAMcc #FOAMecmo
🖇️ bit.ly/4rv2bx4
September 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM