Clinical Trial: Comparing a Suture-based System for the Removal of Arterial and Veinous ECMO Cannulas to the Standard Approach

U.S., June 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07019662) titled 'Comparing a Suture-based System for the Removal of Arterial and Veinous ECMO Cannulas to the Standard Approach' on May 26.

Brief Summary: Background:

Patients with severe heart and lung failure may be treated with VA-ECMO (veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), a life-support machine that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs. To connect the patient to ECMO, large tubes (cannulas) are inserted into major blood vessels in the groin area.

When the patient no longer needs ECMO, these cannulas must be removed - a process known as decannulation. Closing the artery after removing the cannula is a critic...