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Debra Howard posted a reply on Re: Pediatric ECMO Prime Gas

Friday, Feb 27, 2026 at 8:54 AM

Said: I asked our ECMO manager. Here is his response:As for this question, for all blood primed circuits, we do a circuit gas. The most common things that I look at in that gas are the PCO2 and PaO2, is the oxygenator doing its ...

Sara Otto posted a reply on Re: Subtherapeutic ACT values after standard he...

Friday, Feb 27, 2026 at 8:33 AM

Said: I have had 2 events since late November where the ACT-c did not increase after multiple doses of Heparin. What do you tell your Cath Lab/ OR staff to do as ACT by iSTAT is the only ACT available here? What is the recommended...

Falynn Florane posted a new Topic

Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Pediatric ECMO Prime Gas

Prime gases for ECMO

Does anyone's Perfusion team or ECMO activation team run prime gases before putting a patient on ECMO? I am trying to figure out if these results should cross the patient's chart, bill the patient, and how to create an order in RALS and Epic to do so.

Any information is greatly appreciated.

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Christina Blasick posted a reply on Re: GEM100 New Device

Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM

Said: @Gloria MacLean and/or @Samantha Minor, would either of you be willing to share your procedure and IQCP with me as well? We will be switching from Hemochron Signature Elite to GEM100 in the next couple of months.My email address...

Mike Barrett posted a reply on Re: Subtherapeutic ACT values after standard he...

Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Said: We have had this issue since mid-December. It is not on every patient, but we are seeing it happen on more patients than not across our system. We are working with Abbott as well and we have heard the same information as Lisa. We starte...