Open AccessThoracic surgery in patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome
Author(s) -
Ioannis Karampinis,
Abdullah Alshammari,
Philip Hartley,
Mehul S. Patel,
Deepa R. J. Arachchillage,
Simon Jordan,
Louit Thakuria,
Benjamin Garfield,
Stéphane Ledot,
Silviu Buderi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
perfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1477-111X
pISSN - 0267-6591
DOI - 10.1177/02676591221090618
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , ards , perioperative , intensive care unit , surgery , pneumonia , cardiothoracic surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , lung
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a new type of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) arising as a complication of COVID-19 pneumonia. Extreme cases require the support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Here we present the outcomes of patients that underwent surgical tracheostomy or thoracic surgery at a single tertiary centre whilst on ECMO support for COVID-19 related ARDS.