Association between platelet indices and next-day bleeding and clotting in children and adults on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective study

Madhuradhar Chegondi, Aravinth Jawahar, Aditya Badheka, Oliver Karam, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, s Hospital of Illinois, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Stead Family Children, s Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Yale Medicine, New Haven

Perfusion

Published online on April 18, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 600-607, July 2026.
IntroductionBleeding and clotting phenotypes are common in patients supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and are associated with increased mortality. However, tools to distinguish bleeding from clotting phenotypes remain limited. ...