ESICM LIVES vs ECMO Bedside Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESICM LIVES
This congress app is an essential tool for attendees, offering program search by day, topic, speaker, and author. It provides access to faculty lists, abstracts, e-posters, and venue maps, allowing users to create a personalized agenda for the event.
- Program search by day, topic, speaker, author
- Faculty and presenters list
- Access to abstracts and e-posters
- Exhibition map and floor plan
- Industry events listing
- Personalized agenda creation
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Welcome to the ESICM LIVES App! This congress App is a must-have resource for anyone attending the ESICM Annual Congress. It allows you to search the program by day, topic, speaker, target audience and author. It provides a faculty and presenters list, author index, access to abstracts and e-posters, as well as an exhibition map, congress floor plan and industry events lists. You can also plan your time at Congress by creating your own the agenda. If you have any questions about the ESICM LIVES App, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to answer any question or of course listen to any suggestions you might have.
ECMO Bedside Guide
This app provides healthcare professionals with essential, offline access to vital information for managing patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). It includes calculators, checklists, medication dosing, equipment details, and emergency guidance.
- Rapid calculations for BSA, flows, and oxygenation
- Comprehensive checklists for ECMO management
- Medication dosing information
- Equipment specifications and usage
- Candidacy assessments for adult and pediatric patients
- Emergency guidance with 'Panic!' button
- Offline access to all features
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Introducing the ECMO Bedside Guide from ELSO, the essential app for healthcare professionals managing patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Developed by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), this comprehensive resource puts vital information at your fingertips—with or without an internet connection—streamlining ECMO care delivery. Key Features: - Rapid Calculations: Quickly determine BSA, flows, oxygenation parameters, and more with user-friendly calculators. - Comprehensive Checklists: Access step-by-step guides for ECMO management, troubleshooting, equipment, and other critical procedures. - Medication Guidance: Find detailed dosing information for commonly used medications in the ECMO setting. - Equipment Information: Review specifications and usage details for cannulas, pumps, and other essential equipment. - Candidacy Assessments: Evaluate adult and pediatric patients for ECMO using evidence-based criteria. - Emergency Support: The “Panic!” button provides immediate guidance for critical situations like air in the circuit or accidental decannulation, among others. - Offline Access: Utilize the app’s full functionality even without an internet connection! - Enhanced Privacy: No identifying patient information is collected or stored. The ECMO Bedside Guide is based on the latest evidence and recommendations from leading experts and the ELSO Red Book, 6th Edition. Download the app today and experience a new level of confidence in your ECMO practice.
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Verdict
ESICM LIVES and ECMO Bedside Guide both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of ECMO Bedside Guide's written reviews are positive against 67% of ESICM LIVES's. ECMO Bedside Guide also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). ESICM LIVES's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ECMO Bedside Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ESICM LIVES's written reviews are positive against 100% of ECMO Bedside Guide's.
ESICM LIVES ships an update every 6 days, ECMO Bedside Guide every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESICM LIVES | ECMO Bedside Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CYIM | Extracorporeal Life Support Organization |
Customer experience
ESICM LIVES
ECMO Bedside Guide
In-app purchases
ESICM LIVES
No in-app purchases
ECMO Bedside Guide
No in-app purchases
