Venous or Arterial Thromboses after Venoarterial-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support: Frequency and Risk Factors

Although venous thrombosis following venovenous-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is well described, vascular complications occurring after venoarterial-ECMO (VA-ECMO) removal have not yet been thoroughly described. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of vascular (arterial and venous) complications after VA-ECMO removal and try to identify risk factors associated with them.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - December 29, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Frank Bidar, Aymeric Lancelot, Guillaume Lebreton, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Matthieu Schmidt, Guillaume H ékimian, Charles Juvin, Nicolas Bréchot, Thibaut Schoell, Pascal Leprince, Alain Combes, Adrien Bouglé, Charles-Edouard Luyt Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research