Clinical data of early COVID-19 cases receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in Wuhan, China

J Clin Anesth. 2021 Feb:68:110044. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110044. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Authors

Shiqian Huang¹, Haifa Xia¹, Zhouyang Wu¹, Shuai Zhao¹, Shanglong Yao¹, Huilin Luo², Xiangdong Chen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
² Department of Anaesthesiology, Wuhan Red Cross Hospital, Wuhan 430015, China.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. Electronic address: xdchen@hust.edu.cn.

Abstract

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Shared early 3 cases on ECMO application in severely ill COVID-19 patients
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Revealed overall poor prognoses probably related to their age, underlying diseases, and COVID-19's evolution.
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Proposedgrasping ecmo indications and selecting patients, especially during epidemic

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; Critically ill patients; ECMO.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / therapy*
China
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome