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Publication Date
8-2025
Disclaimer
These guidelines do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use their judgment in determining what is in the best interests of the patient based on the circumstances existing at the time. It is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that may exist and to prepare guidelines for each. Accordingly, these guidelines should guide care with the understanding that departures from them may be required at times.
Objective of the Clinical Pathway
This clinical pathway standardizes the approach to neuromonitoring in patients at high risk for acute brain injury with the goal of early detection. The ECMO Neuromonitoring and Acute Brain Injury Clinical Pathway will outline special needs and considerations when an intracranial hemorrhage or ischemic brain injury is suspected as the patient is supported on ECMO.
Target Users
Physicians (Intensivists [ICN, PICU, CICU], Neurosurgery, Neurology, Hematology, Fellows, Residents); Advanced Practice Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care Nurses; Nurses (ICN, PICU, CICU); ECMO Support Team (ECMO Physician, ECMO Specialist, ECMO Core Team Specialist)
Disciplines
Pediatrics
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Neuromonitoring and Acute Brain Injury" (2025). Clinical Pathways.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/clinical_pathways/37
Comments
Finalized: March 2025; Revised August 2025