Incidence and predictors of ischemic cerebrovascular stroke among patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.

Introduction: There are scant data on the predictors of ischemic cerebrovascular stroke occurring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We investigated the incidence and predictors of ischemic stroke in subjects receiving ECMO support.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted on consecutive adult subjects (>18 years of age) who received ECMO at Tampa General Hospital from 2007 to 2014 with the main outcome variable being the onset of radiologically confirmed ischemic stroke during ECMO support.