Nationwide system to centralize decisions around ECMO use for severe COVID-19 pneumonia in Japan (Special Correspondence)

Nationwide system to centralize decisions around ECMO use for severe COVID-19 pneumonia in Japan (Special Correspondence)

Abstract The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading in Japan. We have collected a total of 26 patients with COVID-19 who required extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO). The available data from the first 14 cases demonstrated that the median age of patients was 71 and the media...

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Main Author: Japan ECMsOnet for COVID-19
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Mechanical ventilation
Compliance
Acute respiratory failure
KL-6
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-020-00445-4

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