Successful COVID-19 rescue therapy by extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure: a case report.
Conclusion: This case report demonstrates a positive outcome in a young patient with COVID-19 treated by the judicious application of ECMO in conjunction with compassionate use antiviral treatment (remdesivir). Future prospective multi-center studies are needed to validate these findings in a larger cohort of patients.
PMID: 32395179 [PubMed]
Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Firstenberg MS, Stahel PF, Hanna J, Kotaru C, Crossno J, Forrester J Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research
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