Appendices 1–12. Equations, calculators, reference tables and the evidence library.
# | Appendix | Contents |
A1 | Essential ECMO Equations | Oxygen content, delivery, extraction, Fick, transmembrane pressure, resistance |
A2 | Oxygen Content Calculator | CaO₂ with worked examples and limitations |
A3 | Oxygen Delivery Calculator | DO₂ on ECMO: circuit plus native contributions |
A4 | ECMO Flow Calculations | Target flow, cardiac index, flow fraction |
A5 | Recirculation Estimation | Methods, assumptions and why each is imperfect |
A6 | Anticoagulation Algorithms | Initiation, titration, interruption, resumption |
A7 | ECMO Drug Dosing | Agents with documented sequestration or altered clearance |
A8 | Troubleshooting Tables | Consolidated finding → cause → action tables |
A9 | ECMO Terminology | Global terminology dictionary used throughout the book |
A10 | Landmark ECMO Trials | Structured trial summaries with "what it does not tell us" |
A11 | Major ECMO Guidelines | Organisation, year, recommendation, certainty |
A12 | Evidence Tables | Master evidence matrix by chapter |