Bloodstream infection and ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Charlie TanSusy S HotaEddy FanKrista MarquisElisa VicencioAlon VaismanPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
BSIs and VAPs are common in COVID-19 ECMO-supported patients. Efforts to optimize their diagnosis, prevention, and management should be prioritized.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- gram negative
- escherichia coli
- quality improvement
- multidrug resistant
- klebsiella pneumoniae