Challenges and opportunities in ECMO monitoring: A mixed-methods appraisal
Wei Yin, Alisa Permessur, George Pittas, Shiffoni Sukhlal, Nicholas Chow, Steven Pinheiro, Andrew Cobos, Giancarlo Sabetta, Jan Cahill, Saleem Zaidi, Jon Longtin, Jonathon Schwartz · 2026
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Wei Yin and ten co-authors published a mixed-methods appraisal in twenty twenty-six of monitoring for ECMO, the machine that takes over heart and lung work for the critically ill. Circuits still suffer clotting and blood damage, and watching dozens of parameters by hand is exhausting. Few automated systems watch the whole circuit and advise in real time.
The team combined a literature review with customer discovery interviews of clinicians and stakeholders, supported by a regional innovation program. They catalogued what matters: bleeding, clotting, hemolysis, flow, pressure, and gas exchange, plus current tools for each. Both strands agreed monitoring is fragmented and labor-heavy. The appraisal maps where smart, holistic monitors would relieve the most pain.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Wei Yin, Alisa Permessur, George Pittas, Shiffoni Sukhlal, Nicholas Chow, Steven Pinheiro, Andrew Cobos, Giancarlo Sabetta, Jan Cahill, Saleem Zaidi, Jon Longtin, Jonathon Schwartz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |