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ECMO Support and Operator Safety in the Context of COVID-19 Outbreak: A Regional Center Experience.
Montrucchio, Giorgia; Sales, Gabriele; Urbino, Rosario; Simonetti, Umberto; Bonetto, Chiara; Cura Stura, Erik; Simonato, Erika; Fuoco, Giovanni; Fanelli, Vito; Brazzi, Luca.
  • Montrucchio G; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Sales G; Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency-Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital-University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Urbino R; Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency-Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital-University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Simonetti U; Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency-Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital-University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Bonetto C; Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency-Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital-University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Cura Stura E; Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency-Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital-University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Simonato E; Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Fuoco G; Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Fanelli V; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
  • Brazzi L; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Membranes (Basel) ; 11(5)2021 Apr 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1217100
ABSTRACT
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, the referral Intensive Care Unit for the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support of Piedmont Region (Italy), in cooperation with infectious disease specialists, perfusionists and cardiac surgeons, developed a protocol to guarantee operator safety during invasive procedures, among which the ECMO positioning or inter-hospital transport. The use of powered air-purifying respirators, filtering facepiece particles (FFP) 2-3 masks, protective suits, disposable sterile surgical gowns, and two pairs of sterile gloves as a part of a protocol seemed effective and feasible for trained healthcare workers and allow all the complex activities connected with the positioning of the ECMO support to be completed effectively. The simulation training on donning and doffing procedures and the presence of a dedicated team member to verify the compliance with the safety procedure effectively reassured operators and likely reduced the risk of self-contamination. From 1 March to 31 December 2020, we used the procedure in 35 severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients and one acute respiratory failure caused by neoplastic total tracheal obstruction, all positive to COVID-19, to be connected to veno-venous ECMO in peripheral hospitals and centralized for ECMO management. This preliminary experience seems to confirm that the use of ECMO during COVID-19 outbreaks is feasible and the risks associated with its positioning and management are sustainable for the health-care workers and safe for patients.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Membranes11050334

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Membranes11050334