ArticleASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)2021
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Updated 2021 Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization.
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193 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Thrombin generation, viscoelastic coagulation profiles, and disease severity in critically Ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Observational
- ECMO use in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a literature review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
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- Microbiological findings in a cohort of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025Article
- Impact of pre-transplant veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on post-lung transplant infections.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2025Article
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disclaimerThis is an updated guideline from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) for the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The great majority of COVID-19 patients (>90%) requiring ECMO have been supported using venovenous (V-V) ECMO for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). While COVID-19 ECMO run duration may be longer than in non-COVID-19 ECMO patients, published mortality appears to be similar between the two groups. However, data collection is ongoing, and there is a signal that overall mortality may be increasing. Conventional selection criteria for COVID-19-related ECMO should be used; however, when resources become more constrained during a pandemic, more stringent contraindications should be implemented. Formation of regional ECMO referral networks may facilitate communication, resource sharing, expedited patient referral, and mobile ECMO retrieval. There are no data to suggest deviation from conventional ECMO device or patient management when applying ECMO for COVID-19 patients. Rarely, children may require ECMO support for COVID-19-related ARDS, myocarditis, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C); conventional selection criteria and management practices should be the standard. We strongly encourage participation in data submission to investigate the optimal use of ECMO for COVID-19.
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