Management of antegrade leg perfusion in patients with Extracorporeal Life Support

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030011

Enrollment

200

Registered

2022-12-27

Start date

2023-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M62.2

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with antegrade leg perfusion during Extracorporeal Life Support

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with VA-ECMO

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: veno-venous ECMO Implantation of VA-ECMO at external hospital Transfer of the patient with ongoing ECMO therapy to an external hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of intervention-needing reduced perfusion of the cannulated leg (hemorrhage requiring transfusion, development of compartment syndrome/peripheral reduced perfusion).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NIRS value before complication on cannulated leg, Relative NIRS drop during ECLS, Absolute NIRS drop during ECLS, Length of stay in intensive care unit.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan-Steffen Pooth

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Zentrum für Notfall- und Rettungsmedizin

jan-steffen.pooth@uniklinik-freiburg.de+4976127033283

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026