The effect of drainage cannula tip position on risk of thrombosis during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

• Published in: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine Vol. 231; p. 107407
• Main Authors: Wickramarachchi, Avishka, Khamooshi, Mehrdad, Burrell, Aidan, Pellegrino, Vincent A., Kaye, David M., Gregory, Shaun D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Cannula; CFD; Computational fluid dynamics; Drainage; ECMO; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Humans; Thrombosis; VA ECMO; Vena Cava, Superior; CFD; ECMO; VA ECMO; Computational fluid dynamics

•Thrombosis is a severe complication during VA ECMO therapy.•Inferiorly positioned single-stage cannulae exhibited highest risk of thrombosis.•Positioning cannulae inferiorly may lead to blood stagnation.•Varying tip positions impacted flow dynamics, thereby influencing thrombosis risk.•Tip position...