Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Cannulae-related Infection: Diagnostic Difficulties and Potential Prevention

2022
Written By CCRG

To the Editor: We read with interest the recently-published article by Winiszewski et al.1 detailing the prevalence and risk factors associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulae-related infections (CRIs). Winiszewski highlights a number of pertinent issues related to cannulae infections which, we believe, require further investigation to reduce CRI and improve our patients’ outcomes.

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