The 6th Euro-ELSO annual congress will be held in Maastricht, The Netherlands. All aspects of extracorporeal life support and ECMO will be discussed, including 4 pre-congress courses on peculiar or general aspects of such fields. An exceptional invited Faculty and attendees coming from 60 countries and from all world continents make the Euro-ELSO annual congress an outstanding opportunity to listen to the latest research results and share experiences or meet experts. New course format and comprehensive congress program will provide a remarkable contribution to the understanding, improvement and drive for further clinical and research initiatives. Presentation of the new ELSO Red Book, discussions about guidelines and nomenclature, latest or ongoing randomized trials, and additional top-class sessions will provide an uncomparable update on ECLS and ECMO settings. An historical exhibition on the history of extracorpreal circulation and life support with unique equipment and old devices, videos and information, will be also available during the congress.