Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation prior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is not associated with survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by coronavirus disease 2019.
Martina HermannDaniel LaxarChristoph KrallChristina HafnerOliver HerzogOliver KimbergerSebastian KoenigFelix KraftMathias MaleczekKlaus MarkstallerOliver RobakBernhard RösslerEva SchadenPeter SchellongowskiMathias Schneeweiss-GleixnerThomas StaudingerRoman UllrichMarion WiegeleHarald WillschkeChristian ZaunerAlexander HermannPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2022)
The role of prolonged pre-ECMO IMV duration as a contraindication for ECMO in patients with COVID-19-related ARDS should be scrutinised. Evaluation for ECMO should be assessed on an individual and patient-centred basis.