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ArticleJACC. Heart failure2020

Hemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events and Survival on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Life Support: An ELSO Registry Analysis.

Mabel Chung, Fausto R Cabezas, Jose I Nunez, Kevin F Kennedy, Katelyn Rick, Peter Rycus, Mandeep R Mehra, A Reshad Garan, Robb D Kociol, E Wilson Grandin

Registry-linked trialAbstract readMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Article in JACC. Heart failure, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06868823 (LMWH Versus UFH as ECMO Anticoagulation in Lung Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06868823 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

LMWH Versus UFH as ECMO Anticoagulation in Lung Transplantation: A Prospective, Observational, and Pilot Study

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Hospital, MotolRan2025 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsLung Transplantation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Anticoagulants and Bleeding Disorders
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Standardization of In-Vitro Evaluation of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Devices for Research and Development.ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 2026
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  5. Standardization ofPerfusion · 2026
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  13. Dynamic platelet dysfunction during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a pilot study.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2025
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  18. Fibrosis 4 Index Predicts Haemocompatibility-Related Adverse Events in Patients Using Left Ventricular Assist Devices.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2025
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  19. Anticoagulation in ECMO: Target Values to Reduce Hemorrhagic Complications in Adults. A Retrospective Cohort Study.ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mabel ChungDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Fausto R CabezasDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jose I NunezDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kevin F KennedySmith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Mid-America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Health System, Kansas City, Missouri.
Katelyn RickDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Peter RycusExtracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mandeep R MehraCenter for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham Health Heart and Vascular Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
A Reshad GaranDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Robb D KociolDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
E Wilson GrandinSmith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: wgrandin@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Funding

Research Training for AnesthetistsT32GM007592 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STUART A FORMAN · 1985 to 2026
$11.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study sought to determine the frequency, incidence rates over time, association with mortality, and potential risk factors for hemocompatibility-related adverse events (HRAEs) occurring during venoarterial-extracorporeal life support (VA-ECLS).

backgroundHRAEs are common complications of VA-ECLS. Studies examining relevant clinical predictors and the association of HRAEs with survival are limited by small sample size and single-center setting.

methodsWe queried adult patients supported with VA-ECLS from 2010 to 2017 in the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization database to assess the impact of HRAEs on in-hospital mortality.

resultsAmong 11,984 adults meeting study inclusion, 8,457 HRAEs occurred; 62.1% were bleeding events. The HRAE rate decreased significantly over the study period (p trend <0.001), but rates of medical bleeding and ischemic stroke remained stable. HRAEs had a cumulative association with mortality in adjusted analysis: 1 event, odds ratio (OR) of 1.43; 2 events, OR of 1.86; ≥3 events, OR of 3.27 (p < 0.001 for all). HRAEs most strongly associated with mortality were medical bleeding, including intracranial (OR: 7.71), pulmonary (OR: 3.08), and gastrointestinal (OR: 1.95) hemorrhage and ischemic stroke (OR: 2.31); p < 0.001 for all. Risk factors included the following: for bleeding: older age, lower pH, and female sex; for thrombosis: younger age, male sex, Asian race, and non-polymethylpentene oxygenator; and for both: time on ECLS, central cannulation, and renal failure.

conclusionsAlthough decreasing, HRAEs remain common during VA-ECLS and have a cumulative association with survival. Bleeding events are twice as common as thrombotic events, with a hierarchy of HRAEs influencing survival. Differential risk factors for bleeding and thrombotic complications exist and raise the possibility of a tailored approach to ECLS management.

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RegistriesDatabases, FactualExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateUnited Statesbleedinghemocompatibilitysurvivalthrombosisvenoarterial extracorporeal life support

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PMID33121701
PMCPMC8427553

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