Sophia H Roberts, Erin M Schumer, Mary Sullivan, John Grotberg, Bianca Jenkins, Irene Fischer, Marci Damiano, Matthew R Schill, Muhammad F Masood, Kunal Kotkar, Amit Pawale
OBJECTIVE: Open decannulation from femoral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) carries high risk of morbidity, including groin wound infection. This study evaluated the impact of percutaneous decannulation on rates of groin wound infection in patients decannulated from femoral VA-ECMO. METHODS: Between January 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023, 47 consecutive patients received percutaneous femoral VA-ECMO and survived to decannulation. A percutaneous suture-mediated closure device was used for decannulation in patients with relatively smaller arterial cannulas...
April 2024: JTCVS open