Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With COVID-19.
Cardiol Rev
; 30(3): 129-133, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1320339
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by a clinical spectrum of diseases ranging from asymptomatic or mild cases to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as rescue therapy in appropriate patients with COVID-19 complicated by ARDS refractory to mechanical ventilation. In this study, we review the indications, challenges, complications, and clinical outcomes of ECMO utilization in critically ill patients with COVID-19-related ARDS. Most of these patients required venovenous ECMO. Although the risk of mortality and complications is very high among patients with COVID-19 requiring ECMO, it is similar to that of non-COVID-19 patients with ARDS requiring ECMO. ECMO is a resource-intensive therapy, with an inherent risk of complications, which makes its availability limited and its use challenging in the midst of a pandemic. Well-maintained data registries, with timely reporting of outcomes and evidence-based clinical guidelines, are necessary for the careful allocation of resources and for the development of standardized utilization protocols.
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cardiol Rev
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
/
Cardiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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