Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Burn Injury: A Multidisciplinary Roundtable

Authors

• Mohanapriya Cumaran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
• Leopoldo Cancio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX
• Jonathan Schoen, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow
• Lauren Nosanov, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
• Craig Ainsworth, Texas Intensivist, Pulmonary, and Sleep Medicine, San Antonio, TX
• Eddy Fan, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
• Terence Lonergan, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio TX
• Roberto Lorusso, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
• Linda E. Sousse, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-21-2026

Publication Title

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used to successfully minimize, replace, or avoid the use of mechanical ventilation in burned and non-burned populations. Further research on ECMO in the burned population is warranted, particularly with the insufficient patient numbers reported in the literature. A panel composed of national leaders in ECMO and/or burn injury discussed the use of ECMO in burned patients as part of the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Burn Center Multidisciplinary Lecture Series. Panelists examined current methods, institutional practices, and clinical controversies around the use of ECMO in burns. While institutional capacity and protocols vary widely, the discussion highlighted that need for both retrospective and prospective data demonstrating guidelines to maximize the clinical benefits of ECMO in burned patients. Further multicenter investigation is needed to define patient selection criteria, timing, and perioperative management strategies such as anticoagulation in this patient population.

First Page

1

Last Page

3

PubMed ID

42011937

Rights

© The Author(s) 2026

Recommended Citation

Cumaran, Mohanapriya; Cancio, Leopoldo; Schoen, Jonathan; Nosanov, Lauren; Ainsworth, Craig; Fan, Eddy; Lonergan, Terence; Lorusso, Roberto; and Sousse, Linda E., "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Burn Injury: A Multidisciplinary Roundtable" (2026). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4749.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4749
10.1093/jbcr/irag062