Survival benefit of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe COVID-19: a multi-centre-matched cohort study.

Stephen WhebellJoe ZhangRebecca LewisMichael BerryStephane LedotAndrew RetterLuigi Camporota

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2022)

We found ECMO provided at specialist centres conferred significant survival benefit. Where resources and specialism allow, ECMO should be widely offered.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
coronavirus disease
sars cov
free survival
early onset
intensive care unit