Novel Use of a Distal Perfusion Catheter With a Removable Side Port in Patients on VA-ECMO

Authors

• Raef Fadel, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Anas K. M. Q Al-Suraimi, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Fares Sukhon, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Li Pang, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Vikas Aggarwal, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Ahmad JabriFollow
• Mir B. Basir, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Brittany S. Fuller, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Asaad Nakhle, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Khaldoon Alaswad, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Mohammad Alqarqaz, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Fadel R, Al-Suraimi A, Sukhon F, Pang L, Aggarwal V, Jabri A, Basir MB, Fuller B, Nakhle A, Alaswad K, Alqarqaz M. Novel Use of a Distal Perfusion Catheter With a Removable Side Port in Patients on VA-ECMO. JACC Case Rep. 2026;107395.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-4-2026

Publication Title

JACC Case Rep

Keywords

perfusion; peripheral circulation; peripheral vascular disease

Abstract

Risk of limb ischemia in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is minimized with the use of distal perfusion catheters (DPCs). However, conventional sheaths utilize a flow-limiting side port connection, reducing efficacy. We report 5 cases wherein we utilized a commercially available DPC with a removable side port in patients treated with VA-ECMO. The use of a DPC without a side port increased flow by 220% when compared to the use of a DPC with a side port. No patients experienced limb ischemia while on VA-ECMO.

PubMed ID

41934457

ePublication

ePub ahead of print

First Page

107395

Last Page

107395