Extracorporeal Life Support: Cannulation Strategies, Decannulation Strategies & Long Term Follow Up

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Pediatric Vascular Surgery Task Force hosted a Pediatric Vascular Surgery Development Group meeting to address Extracorporeal Life Support: Cannulation strategies, decannulation strategies and long-term follow-up.
Meeting Goals:
- Review options for veno-venous and veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) cannulation in neonates, young children, and adolescents, with a discussion on reperfusion cannula placement.
- Review options for decannulation after VV or VA ECLS, with a focus on the pros/cons of arterial and venous reconstruction.
- Highlight the importance of long-term follow-up and the lack of longitudinal data on this topic.
- Highlight the benefits and challenges of multidisciplinary partnerships between pediatric surgeons and adult vascular surgeons in the care of these patients.
Recorded on: October 18, 2023