Successful COVID-19 rescue therapy by extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure: a case report.
Michael S FirstenbergPhilip F StahelJennifer HannaChakradhar KotaruJoseph CrossnoJoseph ForresterPublished in: Patient safety in surgery (2020)
This case report demonstrates a positive outcome in a young patient with COVID-19 treated by the judicious application of ECMO in conjunction with compassionate use antiviral treatment (remdesivir). Future prospective multi-center studies are needed to validate these findings in a larger cohort of patients.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- case report
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- mechanical ventilation
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- middle aged
- blood flow
- patient reported