Open AccessVeno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and prone ventilation for therapeutic management of COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Kasai Takehiko,
Bunya Naofumi,
Wada Kenshiro,
Kakizaki Ryuichiro,
Mizuno Hirotoshi,
Inoue Hiroyuki,
Uemura Shuji,
Takahashi Satoshi,
Narimatsu Eichi,
Takeda Shinhiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acute medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-8817
DOI - 10.1002/ams2.546
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , pneumonia , respiratory failure , mechanical ventilation , ventilation (architecture) , pulmonary compliance , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , oxygenation , lung , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , mechanical engineering
Combination therapy with veno‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and prone ventilation is possible in patients with severe COVID‐19 pneumonia without any complication. For severe COVID‐19 pneumonia requiring ECMO, prone ventilation could be useful; thus, prone ventilation should be used without hesitation by medical personnel.