Delayed Initiation of ECMO Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Patients With Severe COVID-19: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a rapidly evolving therapy for acute lung and/or heart failure. However, the information on the application of ECMO in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited, such as the initiation time. Especially in the period and regions of...

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Main Authors: Xuyan Li, Ming Hu, Ruiqiang Zheng, Yishan Wang, Hanyujie Kang, Li Jiang, Ming Zhong, Ling Sang, Xia Zheng, Chun Pan, Wei Zhang, Haibo Qiu, Bin Du, Zhaohui Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.716086/full