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Observational studyRespiratory care2023

Bleeding and Thrombotic Complications in COVID-19-Associated ARDS Requiring ECMO.

Eduardo P Tavares, José R Rebolo, Rodrigo Pimentel, Roberto L Roncon-Albuquerque

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Observational study in Respiratory care, 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eduardo P TavaresFaculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
José R ReboloDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Sousa Martins Hospital, Guarda, Portugal.
Rodrigo PimentelDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Sousa Martins Hospital, Guarda, Portugal.
Roberto L Roncon-AlbuquerqueDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal; and Department of Surgery and Physiology Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal. rra_jr@yahoo.com.
Instituto Politécnico da Guarda · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe analyzed bleeding and thrombotic complications in COVID-19-associated ARDS requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

methodsThis was a single-center observational study of adult subjects undergoing ECMO for COVID-19 (

resultsIn the COVID-19 group, duration of invasive mechanical ventilation prior to ECMO was lower (2 [0-4] d vs 3 [1-6] d) and ECMO retrieval less frequent (71% vs 87%). No significant differences were found in Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), or in the in-hospital survival predicted by the Respiratory ECMO Survival Prediction score. During the first 7 d of ECMO support, the COVID-19 group presented higher platelets and fibrinogen, lower activated partial thromboplastin time, but no differences in D-dimer. Thrombotic complications were similar between groups. Higher rates of severe bleeding, namely airway bleeding (37.3% vs 15.0%) and hemothorax (13.4% vs 3.3%), were found in COVID-19, with lower hemoglobin and higher red blood cell transfusions. COVID-19 ARDS was associated with longer ECMO duration (47 [17-80] d vs 19 [12-30] d) and absence of a statistically significant difference concerning in-hospital mortality.

conclusionsCOVID-19-associated ARDS requiring ECMO presented high rates of severe bleeding complications and a protracted course. Further studies are needed to clarify the risks and benefits of ECMO in severe COVID-19-associated ARDS.

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COVID-19Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationRespiratory Distress SyndromeAdultHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeARDSbleedingCOVID-19extracorporeal membrane oxygenationthrombosis

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PMID36379639
PMCPMC10171340
OpenAlexW4309066247

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