Open AccessCare Management for Patients with Covid-19 Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): A Narrative Review
Author(s) -
Valdir Assis dos Reis Filho,
Karina Aparecida Antonelli Novello,
Amanda Sayuri Miyamae,
Kelly Christine Stutz,
Fernando Oliveira e Sales Cyrino,
Cristiane Célia Pereira,
Gilberto de Oliveira Scuciato,
Nadia Maria Rocha Mendes,
Mariana Letícia Matias
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
frontiers in medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-8142
DOI - 10.47746/fmcr.2021.2611
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , covid-19 , medicine , hypoxemia , intensive care medicine , mechanical ventilation , refractory (planetary science) , extracorporeal , narrative review , anesthesia , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , physics , astrobiology
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is recommended in individuals experiencing COVID-19 with refractory hypoxemia and no response to mechanical ventilation (MV). The support should be given according to predetermined protocols and care management of these patients are under the responsibility of a specialized multiprofessional team. The present review provides information to the multiple health professionals about care and treatment of COVID-19 patients on ECMO.