Safanah Siddiqui, Gabriel Lutz, Ali Tabatabai, Rachel Nathan, Megan Anders, Miranda Gibbons, Marguerite Russo, Sarah Whitehead, Peter Rock, Thomas Scalea, Raya E Kheirbek
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) combined with COVID-19 presents challenges (eg, isolation, anticipatory grief) for patients and families. OBJECTIVE: To (1) describe characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 receiving ECMO, (2) develop a practice improvement strategy to implement early, semistructured palliative care communication in ECMO acknowledgment meetings with patients' families, and (3) examine family members' experiences as recorded in clinicians' notes during these meetings...
February 13, 2023: American Journal of Critical Care