The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology

AmSECT’s Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology (JECT) is the premier source of the most current research and information related to extracorporeal technology including cardiopulmonary bypass, extracorporeal life support, mechanical assist devices, and perioperative blood management. The Journal is the longest continuously published periodical in the field of Perfusion and has served as the official publication of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology since 1967. [See Aims and scope]

As of 1st January 2023 the journal became fully open access. Users are allowed to freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the author.

Open Access

Guest Editorial

Finding “Time” for recertification

Anthony G. Shackelford

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 117-118

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Review Article

Peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to surgery in type A aortic dissection: a review on strategic approach to managing malperfusion syndrome

Ignazio Condello

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 119-122

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Original Article

Acid-base status of the blood contained in the cardiotomy reservoir during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest at 18 °C

Sylvain Diop, Marwan Nader, Elie Fadel, Maria Cristina Kassab, Hamdi Ghadbane, Iolanda Ion and Jacques Thes

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 123-128

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Original Article

Is hyperoxia during veno-arterial extracorporeal life support due to cardiopulmonary failure associated with mortality in pediatric patients?

Asaad G. Beshish, Rebecca Shamah, Joshua Qian, Kasey Keane-Lerner, Paola Rodriguez Morales, Tawanda Zinyandu, Joel Davis, Joshua M. Rosenblum and Heather K. Viamonte

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 129-136

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Technique Or Application

Automated temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass: a step toward safety and precision perfusion

Youssef El Dsouki and Ignazio Condello

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 137-146

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Technique or Application

Using an intermittent flow (“clamp and flash”) method to assess the readiness to wean from VA ECMO in adult and pediatric patients

James R. Neal, Pavel V. Mishin, Caitlin L. Blau, Devon O. Aganga and Troy G. Seelhammer

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 147-152

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Case Report

An effective case of pulsatile flow for cerebral malperfusion of stanford type A aortic dissection

Tomohisa Takeichi, Yoshihisa Morimoto, Akitoshi Yamada, Takanori Tanaka, Kunihiro Fujiwara, Masanobu Sato, Ryo Toma, Kiyoto Mitsui, Takumi Sugita and Kunio Gan

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 153-159

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Case Report

Successful use of pulsatile flow and goal directed perfusion in a high-risk patient

Mostafa Bagherinasab and Nathaniel H. Darban

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 160-163

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Case Report

A novel strategy for conversion from pediatric V-A ECMO to CPB circuit

Amita Lal, David Machin and William Lansdowne

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 164-167

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Case Report

Indication, technical considerations, and outcome of remote central cannulation for repeat extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a case report

Enrico Danzer, Sabrina J. Flohr, Holly L. Hedrick, Geoffrey L. Bird, Jonathan M. Chen and Natalie E. Rintoul

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 168-170

Published online: 15 September 2025
Open Access

Case Report

Pulmonary thrombectomy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case study

Mariah DeRenzo

J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 171-173

Published online: 15 September 2025

Most read articles

141	Open Access Review Article Heparin resistance management during cardiac surgery: a literature review and future directions Salman Pervaiz Butt, Vivek Kakar, Arun Kumar, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Babar Ali, Nuno Raposo, Fazil Ashiq, Arshad Ghori, Philip Anderson et al. (5 more) J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 136-144 Published online: 20 September 2024
138	Open Access Review Article Improving ECMO therapy: Monitoring oxygenator functionality and identifying key indicators, factors, and considerations for changeout Salman Pervaiz Butt, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Bill Cook and Salman Abdulaziz J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 1 (2024) 20-29 Published online: 15 March 2024
102	Free Access Oral Presentation Abstracts Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations for the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology 40th International Conference J Extra Corpor Technol, 34 1 (2002) 41-78 Published online: 11 August 2023
94	Open Access Technique or Application Using an intermittent flow (“clamp and flash”) method to assess the readiness to wean from VA ECMO in adult and pediatric patients James R. Neal, Pavel V. Mishin, Caitlin L. Blau, Devon O. Aganga and Troy G. Seelhammer J Extra Corpor Technol, 57 3 (2025) 147-152 Published online: 15 September 2025
93	Open Access Original Article Comparison of routine del Nido cardioplegia vs two types of modified del Nido cardioplegias for myocardial protection among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries: A randomized double-blind clinical trial Babar Ali, Salman Pervaiz Butt, Mohammad Ghazi Nour, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Ali Raza Shoul, Arun Kumar, Umer Darr and Gopal Bhatnagar J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 84-93 Published online: 20 September 2024

Recent articles (published in the past 5 years)

43	Free Access Original Articles STS/SCA/AmSECT/SABM Update to the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Patient Blood Management Pierre Tibi, R. Scott McClure, Jiapeng Huang, Robert A. Baker, David Fitzgerald, C. David Mazer, Marc Stone, Danny Chu, Alfred H. Stammers, Tim Dickinson et al. (5 more) J Extra Corpor Technol, 53 2 (2021) 97-124 Published online: 15 June 2021
25	Free Access Review Article Are We Able to Dose Protamine Accurately Yet? A Review of the Protamine Conundrum Patrick Hecht, Martin Besser and Florian Falter J Extra Corpor Technol, 52 1 (2020) 63-70 Published online: 15 March 2020
20	Free Access Original Articles International Pediatric Perfusion Practice: 2016 Survey Results Ashley Walcƶak, Thomas Klein, Jordan Voss, Vincent Olshove, Rajeev Gupta, Tatiana Averina, Luiz Caneo and Robert Groom J Extra Corpor Technol, 53 1 (2021) 7-26 Published online: 15 March 2021
15	Free Access Original Article Platelet Mapping by Thromboelastography and Whole Blood Aggregometry in Adult Patients Supported by Mechanical Circulatory Support Device on Aspirin Therapy Oksana Volod, Francisco A. Arabia, Lee D. Lam, Alice Runge, Caleb Cheng and Lawrence S. C. Czer J Extra Corpor Technol, 52 1 (2020) 13-21 Published online: 15 March 2020
14	Free Access Review Article Reducing the Impact of Perfusion Medical Waste on the Environment Andrea Wisniewski, Matt Zimmerman, Tyrone Crews Jr., Alex Haulbrook, David C. Fitzgerald and Joseph J. Sistino J Extra Corpor Technol, 52 2 (2020) 135-141 Published online: 15 June 2020

557	Open Access Review Article Heparin resistance management during cardiac surgery: a literature review and future directions Salman Pervaiz Butt, Vivek Kakar, Arun Kumar, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Babar Ali, Nuno Raposo, Fazil Ashiq, Arshad Ghori, Philip Anderson et al. (5 more) J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 136-144 Published online: 20 September 2024
461	Open Access Review Article Improving ECMO therapy: Monitoring oxygenator functionality and identifying key indicators, factors, and considerations for changeout Salman Pervaiz Butt, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Bill Cook and Salman Abdulaziz J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 1 (2024) 20-29 Published online: 15 March 2024
374	Free Access Oral Presentation Abstracts Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations for the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology 40th International Conference J Extra Corpor Technol, 34 1 (2002) 41-78 Published online: 11 August 2023
346	Open Access Original Article Protamine dose to neutralize heparin at the completion of cardiopulmonary bypass can be reduced significantly without affecting post-operative bleeding Min-Ho Lee, Matthew Beck and Kenneth Shann J Extra Corpor Technol, 55 3 (2023) 105-111 Published online: 08 September 2023
295	Open Access Original Article Comparison of routine del Nido cardioplegia vs two types of modified del Nido cardioplegias for myocardial protection among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries: A randomized double-blind clinical trial Babar Ali, Salman Pervaiz Butt, Mohammad Ghazi Nour, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Ali Raza Shoul, Arun Kumar, Umer Darr and Gopal Bhatnagar J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 84-93 Published online: 20 September 2024

1570	Open Access Review Article Heparin resistance management during cardiac surgery: a literature review and future directions Salman Pervaiz Butt, Vivek Kakar, Arun Kumar, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Babar Ali, Nuno Raposo, Fazil Ashiq, Arshad Ghori, Philip Anderson et al. (5 more) J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 136-144 Published online: 20 September 2024
1437	Open Access Review Article Improving ECMO therapy: Monitoring oxygenator functionality and identifying key indicators, factors, and considerations for changeout Salman Pervaiz Butt, Nabeel Razzaq, Yasir Saleem, Bill Cook and Salman Abdulaziz J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 1 (2024) 20-29 Published online: 15 March 2024
1228	Open Access Original Article Protamine dose to neutralize heparin at the completion of cardiopulmonary bypass can be reduced significantly without affecting post-operative bleeding Min-Ho Lee, Matthew Beck and Kenneth Shann J Extra Corpor Technol, 55 3 (2023) 105-111 Published online: 08 September 2023
1197	Free Access Oral Presentation Abstracts Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations for the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology 40th International Conference J Extra Corpor Technol, 34 1 (2002) 41-78 Published online: 11 August 2023
969	Open Access Original Article Comparison of routine del Nido cardioplegia vs two types of modified del Nido cardioplegias for myocardial protection among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgeries: A randomized double-blind clinical trial Babar Ali, Salman Pervaiz Butt, Mohammad Ghazi Nour, Mohammad Bagher Khosravi, Naeimehossadat Asmarian, Ali Raza Shoul, Arun Kumar, Umer Darr and Gopal Bhatnagar J Extra Corpor Technol, 56 3 (2024) 84-93 Published online: 20 September 2024

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