ERC Consolidator Grant · 2021
Blood flow induced thrombosis and stenosis due to cannulation – an interdisciplinary study
In extracorporeal organ support (ECOS), one or more organ functions fail and are replaced by an artificial device. Kidney failure requires hemodialysis, at least until transplantation. Temporary lung- and/or heart-failure may be treated by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). About 1.5 Million patients require hemodialysis worldwide. ECMO has an essential life-saving role during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as during the Influenzae H1N1 pandemic in 2009. In ECOS, two or more accesses are used; one for blood drainage and another to return oxygenated blood. The flow rate in the cannula and the cannulated blood vessels is often significantly higher than physiologically experienced.…
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