Implementation of new ECMO centers during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience and results from the Middle East and India.
Vincent PellegrinoMohamed H AzzamAbdulrahman A Al-FaresAkram AbdelbaryHani N MuftiIbrahim F HassanArpan ChakrabortyPranay OzaAlyaa ElhazmiHuda AlfoudriSuneel Kumar PooboniAbdulrahman AlharthyDaniel BrodieBishoy ZakharyKiran ShekarMarta Velia AntoniniNicholas A BarrettGiles PeekAlain CombesYaseen M ArabiPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2021)
During pandemics, ECMO may provide favorable outcomes in highly selected patients as resources allow. Newly formed ECMO centers with appropriate supervision of regional experts may have satisfactory results.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported