Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nili Schamroth Pravda, Miri Schamroth Pravda, Ran Kornowski, Katia Orvin
Abstract
ECMO has developed from being used as a 'rescue therapy' to become an accepted treatment option for patients with severe ARDS. Providing complex therapies such as ECMO during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases has unique challenges.
Topics & Concepts
Tel avivExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Infectious disease (medical specialty)Medical emergencyDiseaseInternal medicineOutbreakLibrary scienceVirologyComputer scienceMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies