Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06331-9
Authors: Shaefi, Shahzad; Brenner, Samantha K; Gupta, Shruti; O’Gara, Brian P; Krajewski, Megan L; Charytan, David M; Chaudhry, Sobaata; Mirza, Sara H; Peev, Vasil; Anderson, Mark; Bansal, Anip; Hayek, Salim S; Srivastava, Anand; Mathews, Kusum S; Johns, Tanya S; Leonberg-Yoo, Amanda; Green, Adam; Arunthamakun, Justin; Wille, Keith M; Shaukat, Tanveer; Singh, Harkarandeep; Admon, Andrew J; Semler, Matthew W; Hernán, Miguel A; Mueller, Ariel L; Wang, Wei; Leaf, David E; ,

Abstract: Limited data are available on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In select patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19, ECMO may reduce mortality.