Successful Mobile Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator for COVID-19 Severe Respiratory Failure.
Nicolas Brozzi, Jaime Hernandez Montfort, Edward Noguera, Carla McWilliams, Cedric Sheffield, Jeffrey Jacobs, Viviana Navas, Mauricio Velez, Robert J. Cubeddu, José Navia
Abstract
High volume ECMO centers have developed mobile ECMO programs in recent years to facilitate implementation of ECMO support at hospitals with lower capabilities, and transfer these patients for further care. We report a case of mobile ECMO on patient with COVID-19 related ARDS, and discuss the potential application in current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenationOxygenatorCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Respiratory failureMembrane oxygenatorExtracorporealSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakRespiratory systemIntensive care medicineVirologyAnesthesiaInternal medicineCardiopulmonary bypassDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Mechanical Circulatory Support DevicesRespiratory Support and MechanismsCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation