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Intensive care room and monitoring equipment illustrating the clinical setting for the ELIEO vvECMO timing trial; stock photo, not a trial patient

Early vs Late Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Protocol for a Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Study

The ELIEO multicenter trial will randomize 508 adults with severe ARDS to early vvECMO or conventional care with rescue ECMO. This 2026 paper reports

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Oct 10, 2026

The Evolving Role of the ECMO Perfusionist

Redefining the Role of Perfusionists in ECMO: From Technical Operators to Clinical Stakeholders

This letter to the editor argues that perfusionists in ECMO programs should move beyond a narrowly defined technical role and be formally integrated as

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Feb 19, 2026