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Inter-hospital COVID ECMO air transportation.
Salas de Armas, Ismael A; Akkanti, Bindu H; Janowiak, Lisa; Banjac, Igor; Dinh, Kha; Hussain, Rahat; Cabrera, Rodolfo; Herrera, Tony; Sanger, Damon; Akay, Mehmet H; Patel, Jayeshkumar; Patel, Manish K; Kumar, Sachin; Jumean, Marwan; Kar, Biswajit; Gregoric, Igor D.
  • Salas de Armas IA; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Akkanti BH; Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Janowiak L; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Banjac I; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Dinh K; Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Hussain R; Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Cabrera R; LifeFlight Program, Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Herrera T; LifeFlight Program, Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Sanger D; LifeFlight Program, Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Akay MH; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Patel J; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Patel MK; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Kumar S; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Jumean M; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Kar B; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Gregoric ID; Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapy and Transplantation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Perfusion ; 36(4): 358-364, 2021 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-945126
ABSTRACT
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has required rapid and effective protocol adjustments at every level of healthcare. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is pivotal to COVID-19 treatment in cases of refractory hypoxemic hypercapnic respiratory failure. As such, our large, metropolitan air ambulance system in conjunction with our experts in advanced cardiopulmonary therapies modified protocols to assist peripheral hospitals in evaluation, cannulation and initiation of ECMO for rescue and air transportation of patients with COVID-19 to our quaternary center. The detailed protocol is described alongside initial data of its use. To date, 14 patients have been placed on ECMO support at an outside facility and successfully transported via helicopter to our hub hospital using this protocol.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Transportation of Patients / Air Ambulances / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Perfusion Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 0267659120973843

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Transportation of Patients / Air Ambulances / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Perfusion Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 0267659120973843