title: Setup and maintenance of extracorporeal life support programs.
abstract: Setting up an extracorporeal life support program requires motivated experts, institutional commitment, and an interprofessional team of healthcare providers with dedicated time, space, and resources. This article provides guidance on the key steps involved in the process of developing a sustainable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program, based on guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization and from an international perspective.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. anne-marie.guerguerian@sickkids.ca
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Guerguerian
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: Heidi J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Lara S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Shekerdemian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement