Recirculation in single lumen cannula venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A non-randomized bi-centric trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recirculation is a common problem in venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The aims of this study were to compare recirculation fraction (Rf) between femoro-jugular and jugulo-femoral VV ECMO configurations, to identify risk factors for recirculation and to assess the impact on hemolysis.

Methods

Patients in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) at the University Medical Center Regensburg, Germany receiving VV ECMO with femoro-jugular, and jugulo-femoral configuration at the ECMO Center Karolinska, Sweden, were included in this non-randomized prospective study. Total ECMO flow (Q _EC ), recirculated flow (Q_REC), and recirculation fraction Rf = Q_REC/Q_EC were determined usin

SUBMITTER: Fisser C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470851 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature