Protocols for anticoagulation management in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A comparative retrospective study

Mirte L. Jansen, Nina C. Boom, Nienke Schalij, Peter Paul Roeleveld, Eelco Van Es, Oliver Karam, Ariane Willems, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brussels, University Children, s Hospital Queen Fabiola

Perfusion

Published online on January 21, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionIn children undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), anticoagulation is given to counterbalance the risk of thrombosis. Several laboratory tests are available to monitor heparin, but the ideal method still needs to be determined....