Limb ischemia and bleeding in patients requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Acute limb ischemia (ALI) and cannulation site bleeding are frequent complications of veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and are associated with worse outcomes. The goals of this study were to assess our rates of ECMO-related ALI and bleeding and to evaluate the efficacy of strategies to prevent them, such as distal perfusion catheters (DPC) and ultrasound-guided cannulation.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 1, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Andre Y. Son, Linh Ngo Khanh, Hae Soo Joung, Andres Guerra, Azad S. Karim, Randy McGregor, Amit Pawale, Duc Thinh, Karen J. Ho Source Type: research