Flow monitoring of venovenous and venoarterial ECMO to detect circuit obstructions using hemodynamic modeling

Ruth White, Srivats Sarathy, Aditya Badheka, Joseph W. Turek, Madhavan L Raghavan, Venkat Keshav Chivukula, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Department of Pediatrics, Stead Family Children, s Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

Perfusion

Published online on October 16, 2025

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionCurrent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) monitoring methods for circuit obstructions have limitations. In this study, we test the hypothesis that changes in flow in a pre-existing shunt tubing of the ECMO circuit can be used as a ...