Journal article
Evolving outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BackgroundExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used extensively for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Reports early in the pandemic suggested that mortality in patients with COVID-19 receiving ECMO was comparable to non-COVID-19-related ARDS. However, subsequent reports suggested that mortality appeared to be increasing over time. Therefore, we conducted an updated systematic …
Authors
Ling RR; Ramanathan K; Sim JJL; Wong SN; Chen Y; Amin F; Fernando SM; Rochwerg B; Fan E; Barbaro RP
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 26, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2022
DOI
10.1186/s13054-022-04011-2
ISSN
1364-8535