• Sung-Min Cho, Jaeho Hwang, Giovanni Chiarini, Marwa Amer, Marta V Antonini, Nicholas Barrett, Jan Belohlavek, Daniel Brodie, Heidi J Dalton, Rodrigo Diaz, Alyaa Elhazmi, Pouya Tahsili-Fahadan, Jonathon Fanning, John Fraser, Aparna Hoskote, Jae-Seung Jung, Christopher Lotz, Graeme MacLaren, Giles Peek, Angelo Polito, Jan Pudil, Lakshmi Raman, Kollengode Ramanathan, Dinis Dos Reis Miranda, Daniel Rob, Leonardo Salazar Rojas, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Glenn Whitman, Akram M Zaaqoq, and Roberto Lorusso.
• Divisions of Neuroscience Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Phipps 455, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. csungmi1@jhmi.edu.
• Crit Care. 2024 Sep 6; 28 (1): 296296.

BackgroundCritical care of patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with acute brain injury (ABI) is notable for a lack of high-quality clinical evidence. Here, we offer guidelines for neurological care (neurological monitoring and management) of adults during and after ECMO support.MethodsThese guidelines are based on clinical practice consensus recommendations and scientific statements. We convened an international multidisciplinary consensus panel including 30 clinician-scientists with expertise in ECMO from all chapters of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). We used a modified Delphi process with three rounds of voting and asked panelists to assess the recommendation levels.ResultsWe identified five key clinical areas needing guidance: (1) neurological monitoring, (2) post-cannulation early physiological targets and ABI, (3) neurological therapy including medical and surgical intervention, (4) neurological prognostication, and (5) neurological follow-up and outcomes. The consensus produced 30 statements and recommendations regarding key clinical areas. We identified several knowledge gaps to shape future research efforts.ConclusionsThe impact of ABI on morbidity and mortality in ECMO patients is significant. Particularly, early detection and timely intervention are crucial for improving outcomes. These consensus recommendations and scientific statements serve to guide the neurological monitoring and prevention of ABI, and management strategy of ECMO-associated ABI.© 2024. The Author(s).

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