ECMO Bedside Guide vs Virmedex Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Virmedex Go
Master perfusion and ECMO workflows with interactive clinical scenarios and a professional toolkit. Refine your skills, validate protocols, and stay sharp between cases in a safe learning environment.
- Interactive clinical stories (Perfustories)
- Clinical calculators
- Standardized safety checklists
- Perfusion news updates
- Safe protocol practice environment
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Master perfusion and ECMO workflows with a comprehensive clinical toolkit designed for daily use. Refine your skills, validate protocols, and stay sharp between cases, all in one place. - Interactive Clinical Stories: Test your diagnostic skills with "Perfustories"—dynamic clinical scenarios that challenge your decision-making. - Professional Toolkit: Quick access to specialized clinical calculators, standardized safety checklists, and the latest perfusion news. - Safe Learning Environment: Practice critical protocols and complex decision-making where the only risk is a "game over."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Virmedex Go at every 2 weeks against ECMO Bedside Guide's every 4 months. ECMO Bedside Guide's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ECMO Bedside Guide against 5.0 for Virmedex Go. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ECMO Bedside Guide has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ECMO Bedside Guide ships an update every 4 months, Virmedex Go every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECMO Bedside Guide | Virmedex Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Extracorporeal Life Support Organization | Virmedex |
Customer experience
ECMO Bedside Guide
Virmedex Go
In-app purchases
ECMO Bedside Guide
No in-app purchases
Virmedex Go
No in-app purchases
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