Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with SARS-CoV-2

Coronaviruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that cause respiratory and intestinal infections in humans. The coronaviruses (HCoV-NL63, HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43 and HKU1), were known to cause mild infections in immunocompromised persons. However, at the beginning of the XXI century, two new coronaviruses with high pathogenicity were described; the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)  and the middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In the Wuhan city, the capital of China's Hubei province in december 2019 a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified.
Source: Heart and Lung - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research