EFFECT OF VV ECMO ON SEDATIVE REQUIREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ARDS FROM SARS-COV-2 INFECTION

ABSTRACT

We hypothesized that the use of VV ECMO in critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2- associated ARDS would result in higher sedation requirements compared to those patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) alone. Patients on VV-ECMO and MV had deeper sedation target (RASS -4 vs -3, p < 0.001), had a longer ICU LOS (39.7 days vs 19.6, p < 0.001) and longer hospital LOS (41.9 days vs 31.4, p=0.03). B Introduction: b Adequate sedation and analgesia are often required to facilitate mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)