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Effects of Blood Flow of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Life Support on Microcirculation

NCT03210818 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2019-05-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support system can provide both cardiac and respiratory support to patients with heart and respiratory failure. It can save time for these patients to regain organ function or to receive transplantation. Both the investigators' team and Ince et al. from the Netherland found that the microcirculatory dysfunction is more severe in ECMO non-survivors. The next step of research is to find out the key factors that affect microcirculation in ECMO patients. Because the blood flow supplied by the venoarterial ECMO (VA-ECMO) is directly related to macrocirculation, this study aims to investigate the effect of adjustment of VA-ECMO blood flow on microcirculation. The investigators hope that the results of this study can help the medical team to improve the quality of ECMO care.

Conditions

  • Circulatory Failure

Interventions

DEVICE

Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation life support

Adjustment of blood flow of extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation life support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yu-Chang Yeh, MD, PhD · National Taiwan University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-05
Primary Completion
2018-12-03
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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