The ECMO Transfer
This video shows the details of ECMO retrievals, organisation of the stretcher and explains how to load and transfer a patient safely.
VV-ECMO retrieval trolley used at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London
- To read more about referral and preparation for ECMO see here.
- Setting-up ECMO requires specific training and accreditation, and is done by the specialist service either at the referring hospital (in critically unstable patients) or in the cardiothoracic centre.
