Open AccessExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation in coronavirus disease 2019
Author(s) -
Benjamin Friedrichson,
Jan Kloka,
Vanessa Neef,
Haitham Mutlak,
Oliver Old,
Kai Zacharowski,
Florian Piekarski
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001670
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , mortality rate , context (archaeology) , pandemic , covid-19 , retrospective cohort study , cohort , emergency medicine , pediatrics , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , biology
In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many retrospective single-centre or specialised centre reports have shown promising mortality rates with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. However, the mortality rate of an entire country throughout the COVID-19 pandemic remains unknown.