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Long-term venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for acute respiratory distress syndrome after COVID-19.

Wei WangYing FengZhenzhen LiXin LinRuixia SongGang ChenRuchao MaGuiqing Ma
Published in: Perfusion (2023)
This case indicates the feasibility of using of a long term VV-ECMO as a bridge to recovery or lung transplantation of ARDS patient after secondary to coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection with severe lung injury without circuit exchange. The optimal duration of VV-ECMO support and optimal diagnostic modalities for critical assessment of native lung recovery or irretrievable severe lung injury still require further investigation.
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