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ArticleInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2021

Mechanical circulatory support in coronavirus disease-2019-positive patients with severe respiratory failure.

Ruslan Natanov, Olaf Wiesner, Axel Haverich, Christian Kühn

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Article in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ruslan NatanovDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2219-3766
Olaf WiesnerDepartment of Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Axel HaverichDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Christian KühnDepartment of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTreatment of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has been heavily debated. Our goal was to describe our findings in patients with severe ARDS due to severe coronavirus disease 2019 (sCOVID-19) treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO).

methodsWe retrospectively examined all patients treated with vv-ECMO for severe ARDS due to acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

resultsIn total, 13 patients were treated with vv-ECMO in our medical centre. The mean patient age was 48.1 years. Most patients were obese (69%) and male (85%). All patients were mechanically ventilated before ECMO. The mean time from intubation to proning was 16.6 h; the time from start of prone therapy to vv-ECMO implantation was 155.1 h. The mean total ECMO run time was 358 h. Significant reduction of positive end-expiratory pressure (P = 0.02), peak pressure (P = 0.001) and minute volume (P = 0.03) could be achieved after implantation of vv-ECMO. All patients showed an inflammatory response. Overall mortality was 30.7%: 1 patient died of mesenteric ischaemia; 3 patients died of multiple organ failure. A worse prognosis was seen in patients with highly elevated concentrations of interleukin-6.

conclusionsThe use of vv-ECMO in patients with sCOVID-19-induced ARDS is safe and associated with improved respiratory ventilation settings. The rate of immune system involvement plays a pivotal role in the development and outcome of sCOVID-19.

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COVID-19Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationRespiratory Distress SyndromeRespiratory InsufficiencyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2ARDSCOVID-19ECMOImmune systemMechanical ventilation

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PMID33822952
PMCPMC8083392
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