Pressure – flow measurements of pumps used in extracorporeal life support
Federico Rorro,
Lisa Prahl Wittberg,
Fabio Silvio Taccone,
Nicholas A. Barrett,
Maximilain V. Malfertheiner,
Matteo Di Nardo,
Justyna Swol,
Jan Belohlavek,
Leen Vercaemst,
Federico Pappalardo,
Roberto Lorusso,
Mirko Belliato,
Lars Mikael Broman,
Department of Engineering Mechanics,
Royal Institute of Technology ,
Department of Intensive Care,
Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles ,
Université Libre de Bruxelles ,
Department of Critical Care,
s and St Thomas,
NHS Foundation Trust,
Department of Surgery,
Centre for Human ,
Applied Physiological Sciences,
s College London,
Center for Pneumology,
Caritas-Krankenhaus St,
Department of Internal Medicine II,
University Hospital Regensburg,
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,
Bambino Gesù Children,
s Hospital,
Department of Respiratory Medicine,
Paracelsus Medical University,
Second Department of Medicine-Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
First Faculty of Medicine,
Charles University and General University Hospital,
Czech Republic,
Department of Cardiac Surgery,
University Hospitals Leuven,
KORE University,
Enna and Centro Cuore GB Morgagni,
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department,
Maastricht University Medical Centre ,
and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht ,
The Netherlands,
-Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva Cardiotoracica,
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo,
ECMO Centre Karolinska,
Astrid Lindgren Children,
s Hospital,
Karolinska University Hospital,
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,
Karolinska Institutet
Perfusion
Published online on August 11, 2026
Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionThe blood pump is a central component of the extracorporeal life support (ECLS) circuit. Modern centrifugal and diagonal pumps are mainly used in preference to roller pumps. Compared to roller pumps, centrifugal and diagonal pumps offer lower ...