Laboratory factors and diagnostic aids for compartment syndrome in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An exploratory single-center study

Manuj M. Shah, Mitchell S. Jay, Xiyu Zhao, Victor B. Yang, Siam T. Muquit, Chetan Pasrija, Antonio Polanco, Glenn Whitman, Bo Soo Kim, Sung-Min Cho, Babar Shafiq, Henry T. Shu, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Dell Medical School, Division of Neuroscience Critical Care, Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Perfusion

Published online on January 23, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
PurposeExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients have increased risk for limb acute compartment syndrome (ACS), but diagnosis remains difficult given the lack of subjective and pulsatility assessments in this patient population. This exploratory ...