Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used for> 40 years to support
lung and heart failure; however, bleeding and thrombosis remain serious complications. The …

Objectives: To make recommendations on improving understanding of bleeding and
thrombosis with pediatric extracorporeal life support including future research directions …

Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides cardiopulmonary
support for children with severe cardiac and/or pulmonary failure. The incidence of bleeding …

OBJECTIVES Bleeding signs can become life-threatening complications in patients on
mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Clinical phenotyping and comprehensive analyses of …

Essentials• Bleeding complications during congenital heart disease surgery in neonatal age
are very common.• We report the perioperative incidence of acquired von Willebrand …

Unstructured abstract: During extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, the
high shear stress in the ECMO circuit results in increased proteolysis of von Willebrand …

Objectives: 1) Describe the prevalence of acquired von Willebrand syndrome in pediatric
patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation deemed to be at increased risk …

Purpose: Patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have
been reported to have increased sedation requirements. Tracheostomies are performed in …

Acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) is reported in high‐flow high‐shear congenital
cardiac disorders. We hypothesized that the narrowed pulmonary vasculature in idiopathic …

Objectives: In children with congenital heart disease (CHD), excessive perioperative
bleeding is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, thus making adequate …