Life support in the air




OHSU Week show

Summary: The adult ECLS/ECMO program at OHSU brings individualized care to patients whether they are in an OHSU intensive care unit, at a hospital outside of Portland or even while in the air, when working with Life Flight transport. OHSU is the only hospital in the Pacific Northwest offering air and ground transport for both pulmonary and cardiac adult ECMO patients. Guests include: David Zonies, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M., associate professor of surgery, OHSU School of Medicine; associate professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health; director, ECLS Program Sean Freiss, R.N., B.S.N., C.C.R.N., adult ECLS coordinator