Originally Posted by
45dotACP
I could be mistaken but a buddy in our Adult Surgical Heart Unit tells me we have something like 7 or 8 ECMO circuits running and more than half are COVID-19 patients.
Unrelated, but a lot of the younger patients throw PEs to the point where some of our intensivists have been empirically starting weight based heparin nomograms if they see certain inflammatory values.
Also were running out of sedation and are starting patients on enteral meds to sedate while using intermittent IVP doses of fentanyl and versed to avoid sedation infusions.