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Part XI — Ethics and Palliative Care

Chapters 69–77. ECMO is a bridge. This Part is about knowing — and saying — what it is a bridge to.

#	Chapter	Core question it answers
69	Goals of ECMO	What is this run intended to achieve?
70	Bridge-to-Decision	Cannulating under genuine uncertainty.
71	Bridge-to-Recovery	What recovery looks like, and how long to wait.
72	Bridge-to-Transplant	Candidacy, listing and the cost of waiting.
73	Bridge-to-LVAD	Timing durable support.
74	Futility and Non-beneficial ECMO	How is a bridge to nowhere identified?
75	Withdrawal of ECMO	The practical and ethical conduct of stopping.
76	Palliative Care	Symptom control and family support during support.
77	Resource Allocation and ECPR Ethics	Scarce circuits, scarce teams, real decisions.