Mortality rate in patients with SAR-COV-2 infection treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenator: A systematic review and meta-analysis

At the end of 2019, the SAR-COV-2 pandemic emerged. Since then, the healthcare system has been strained with an enormous number of SAR-COV-2 infected cases. The virus is highly adaptive and contagious. The hospitals were flooded with severe pneumonitis and subsequently acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).1 Various strategies have been used to provide respiratory care including nasal high flow oxygen cannula, prone position, and invasive mechanical ventilator.2 However, in extremely severe cases of ARDS, conventional mechanical ventilator support strategies could not reverse the hypoxia.

Source: Heart and Lung - January 6, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Toonchai Indrambarya, Mutita Chaichalothorn, Chayatat Sirinawin, Jule Namchaisiri, Paweena Susantitaphong Source Type: research