American Thoracic Society Updates Guidelines: ECMO Now Recommended for Severe ARDS
The 2024 American Thoracic Society guidelines now recommend ECMO for select patients with severe ARDS—a major milestone for critical care. Backed by new clinical evidence, this shift validates what frontline teams have known for years: ECMO saves lives. At IEC, we help hospitals lead the charge with readiness, training, and turnkey ECMO solutions.
Empowering ECMO Excellence Through Comprehensive Education Offerings
When a patient’s life depends on ECMO, there’s no room for uncertainty. IEC’s four-pillar education platform ensures your team is always ready—from foundational online training to real-time bedside precepting. Whether you’re launching a new program or elevating your current team, we deliver the confidence and skill to lead when it counts.
From Low Volume to High Impact: IEC’s Strategy for Safely Enhancing ECPR Caseload
When seconds matter, so does confidence. IEC’s strategic approach helps hospitals safely scale their ECPR programs by developing activation plans, training expert teams, and refining patient selection criteria. The result? A higher, safer caseload—and a bigger impact where it matters most. ECPR success isn’t about luck. It’s about readiness.
Beyond the Basics: Tackling ECMO-Specific Infection Risks in Critical Care
ECMO saves lives—but infection risks can cost them. One hospital cut ECMO-related infections from 36% to 0% by implementing a custom cannula care bundle. At IEC, we help hospitals do the same—creating tailored, zero-tolerance infection prevention protocols that protect patients and elevate care. It’s time to close the gap.
3 Myths About ECMO That Are Costing Hospitals and Patients
When it comes to ECMO, what hospitals don’t know can hurt their patients. This post unpacks the three biggest misconceptions holding back ECMO access—and shows how modern programs are saving more lives than ever. The truth is simple: ECMO isn’t too expensive, too complex, or too risky. It’s ready. And lives are waiting.
Mastering the Complexities of ECMO Transport: The IEC Advantage
Moving an ECMO patient isn’t just a transfer—it’s a mission. IEC’s dedicated ECMO transport team delivers physician-led, bedside-to-bedside care with precision, speed, and clinical excellence. From rural hospitals to international repatriations, we’re ready 24/7 to move the sickest patients safely—because when lives are on the line, there’s no room for delays.
IEC’s Blueprint for ECMO Program Development
Launching an ECMO program doesn’t have to be complex—or slow. With IEC as your partner, hospitals gain a turnkey roadmap to accelerate implementation, optimize revenue, and ensure critical care readiness from day one. Whether you’re starting fresh or scaling an existing service, our end-to-end ECMO blueprint delivers the clarity, structure, and support you need to lead with confidence.
IEC’s Customizable ECMO Staffing Solutions: Meeting Your Hospital’s Unique Needs
In a staffing crisis, cookie-cutter solutions fall short. That’s why IEC delivers ECMO specialists, perfusionists, and program coordinators precisely matched to your hospital’s needs—whether you’re launching a new program or covering a high-census surge. Our approach is simple: deploy elite ECMO professionals, fast, with zero compromise on care.
5 Key Factors for Building a Cohesive and Successful ECMO Team
In ECMO, high performance isn’t optional—it’s life-saving. From team member selection to simulation-based training, this guide shares the five critical factors that turn individuals into a unified, expert-level ECMO team. Hospitals that get this right don’t just improve outcomes—they set the gold standard in critical care delivery.
Groundbreaking Dual-Patient ECMO Transport: A Leap Forward in Critical Care
When two lives were on the line, a Department of Defense ECMO team delivered—in flight, and in real time. This unprecedented dual-patient ECMO transport marks a bold new chapter in critical care mobility. At Innovative ECMO Concepts, we’re proud to support the training and operational frameworks that make missions like this possible, scalable, and life-saving.