The ELSO 🧸 Neo/Peds simulation course #PedsICU is ongoing in Ann Arbor, MI!!
Students are training in small multidisciplinary groups, using VA & VV #ECMO patient case scenarios, with lot of opportunities for hands on learning and troubleshooting.
Next course?? Fall 2027 📬 [email protected]

📸 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

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

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

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

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

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

🏅 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

🎥 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

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

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

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

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

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

PS If you missed it, the memoir 📖 Bob Bartlett: Clinician, Researcher, Friend, tracing the defining moments of a life shaped by curiosity, resilience, and an enduring commitment to learning is available
📓 PDF, Free open access/download bit.ly/4vSdcti
📓 Printed copy www.elso.org/publications.aspx

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!

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! 🙏🏻

🎤 🪑🪑🪑🪑 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.

🍾 @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!