Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for critically ill patients with coronavirus-associated disease 2019. An updated perspective of the European experience
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Marullo Antonino G, Cavarretta Elena, Biondi-Zoccai Giuseppe, Mancone Massimo, Peruzzi Mariangela, Piscioneri Fernando, Sartini Patrizio, Versaci Francesco, Morelli Andrea, Miraldi Fabio, Frati Giacomo
ISSN: 1827-1618
Infection due to severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), i.e. Coronavirus-associated disease 2019 (COVID-2019), may occasionally lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring in the most severe cases extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Yet, limited data, if any, are currently available on the role of ECMO in critically ill patients with COVID-19. We aimed at providing a snapshot analysis of ECMO for COVID-19 in Europe.