Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Pediatric Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Shannon M FloodChristina M OsborneBlake MartinS Christopher DerderianErin K Stenson Joseph A Grubenhoff

Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2020)

The overwhelming majority of pediatric cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection are mild or asymptomatic with only a handful of pediatric deaths reported. We present a case of severe COVID-19 infection in a pediatric patient with signs of hyperinflammation and consumptive coagulopathy requiring intubation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and eventual death due to ECMO complications.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
early onset
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
mechanical ventilation
cardiac arrest
risk factors
sars cov
young adults