Initial ELSO Guidance Document: ECMO for COVID-19 Patients with Severe Cardiopulmonary Failure. Issue 5 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bartlett, Robert H.; Ogino, Mark T.; Brodie, Daniel; McMullan, David M.; Lorusso, Roberto; MacLaren, Graeme; Stead, Christine M.; Rycus, Peter; Fraser, John F.; Belohlavek, Jan; Salazar, Leonardo; Mehta, Yatin; Raman, Lakshmi; Paden, Matthew L.
• Is Part Of: ASAIO journal. Volume 66:Issue 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation -- acute respiratory distress syndrome -- COVID-19 -- pandemic; Artificial organs -- Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001173
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-2916

Abstract

Abstract : Disclaimer: ECMO has, and will certainly continue, to play a role in the management of COVID-19 patients. It should be emphasized that this initial guidance is based on the current best evidence for ECMO use during this pandemic. Guidance documents addressing additional portions of ECMO care are currently being assembled for rapid publication and distribution to ECMO centers worldwide.