Hemoadsorption for management of patients on veno-venous ECMO support for severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Travis C GeraciZachary N KonNader MoazamiStephanie H ChangJulius CarilloStacey ChenAnthony FargnoliMarjan AlimiHarvey PassAubrey GallowayDeane E Smith

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Addition of hemoadsorption to VV-ECMO in patients with severe COVID-19 is feasible and reduces measured cytokine levels. However, in this small series, the precise impact on the overall clinical course and survival benefit still remains unknown.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
coronavirus disease
sars cov
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
early onset
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
free survival