Bleeding remains a potential complication for patients requiring extracorporeal life support systems. Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) is one of the drugs used in controlling bleeding. Its use is generally found to be safe. We report a paediatric patient who developed fatal thrombosis with the use of rFVIIa whilst on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and discuss the possible factors ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is a life-saving but complex technique for patients suffering from severe cardiac or pulmonary dysfunction. Increasingly greater utilization in the last 15 years means that a suite of mortality risk analytics is both feasible for researchers and required by clinicians, patients, administrators, and insurers. We argue that to date, research into...