Comparison of 13Fr versus 15Fr arterial return cannula for V-A ECMO in ECPR

Nizar Osmani, Sundeep Guliani, Trenton Wray, Isaac Tawil, Todd Dettmer, Keith Azevedo, Jessica Mitchell, Miranda Morrison, Jonathan Marinaro, Center for Adult Critical Care, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Perfusion

Published online on February 26, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
Background:Lower extremity ischemic complications of peripheral veno-arterial (VA) ECMO are common and variably reported across studies due to differences in definitions and distal perfusion practices, and are influenced in part by arterial cannula ...