Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Abstract Background Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is caused by a coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) and is characterized by hypoxemic respiratory failure. The objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of MERS-CoV patients before and after the availability of extracorporeal membrane oxygenatio...

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Main Authors: Mohammed S. Alshahrani, Anees Sindi, Fayez Alshamsi, Awad Al-Omari, Mohamed El Tahan, Bayan Alahmadi, Ahmed Zein, Naif Khatani, Fahad Al-Hameed, Sultan Alamri, Mohammed Abdelzaher, Amenah Alghamdi, Faisal Alfousan, Adel Tash, Wail Tashkandi, Rajaa Alraddadi, Kim Lewis, Mohammed Badawee, Yaseen M. Arabi, Eddy Fan, Waleed Alhazzani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Coronavirus infection
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Rescue therapy
Signs and symptoms respiratory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0350-x

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