Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure
Urner M, Barnett AG, Bassi GL, Brodie D, Dalton HJ, Ferguson ND, Heinsar S, Hodgson CL, Peek G, Shekar K, Suen JY, Fraser JF, Fan E; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Investigators. BMJ DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068723
Abstract: In this registry based cohort study of adults with covid-19 related acute respiratory failure, we compared hospital mortality and the probability of being discharged alive between ECMO treatment in patients with a PaO2/FiO2 ratio <80 mm Hg and a treatment strategy where all patients received conventional mechanical ventilation without ECMO.