• To prevent clots within ECMO and the body, hormones such as, heparin, a blood thinner, are diffused into the bloodstream.[5]
• Bleeding and clots can still occur, even with heparin, causing disturbances in the ECMO circuit and in patients blood stream.[5]

Problems Caused by Clotting

• Neurological (brain) problems [5]

• • • Strokes (Clots or bleeding in the brain)
    • Seizures
    • Intracranial hemorrhage     

• Circulatory System Problems [5]

• • Thrombosis (Veins and Arteries are clotted)
  • Heart Attacks