Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Patients With COVID-19 in Severe Respiratory Failure
Asif K. Mustafa, Philip Alexander, Devang J. Joshi, Deborah Tabachnick, Chadrick A. Cross, P. Pappas, Antone Tatooles
Abstract
This cohort study examines the outcome of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in 40 patients recently hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 in the US.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory failureOxygenationIntensive care medicineRespiratory systemAcute respiratory failureBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsAnesthesiaInternal medicineMechanical ventilationVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation