An intensivist-led ECMO accreditation pathway and safety data over the first 4 years.

Objective: To describe the training and accreditation process behind an intensivist-led extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation program, and identify the rate of complications associated with the ECMO cannulation procedure.

Design: A narrative review of the accreditation process, and a retrospective review of complications related to cannulation during the first four years of the intensivist program.

Setting: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, a quaternary referral hospital in Sydney.