Different Mechanisms of Oxygenator Failure and High Plasma von Willebrand Factor Antigen Influence Success and Survival of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
vWF:Ag levels alone cannot predict early MO failure and outcome in VV ECMO patients. Probably, the mechanism of clotting disorder in combination with the vWF:Ag level seems to be essential for clot formation within the MO. In addition, vWF:Ag levels allows the identification different patient populations In particular, WGT/high vWF:Ag represented a critically ill population with higher ECMO-associated mortality.