Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

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Authors

Mohammed Alshahrani · King Fahd Hospital of the University

Anees Sindi · King Abdulaziz University

Fayez Alshamsi · United Arab Emirates University

Awad Al‐Omari · Alfaisal University

Mohamed El Tahan · Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Bayan Alahmadi · King Abdulaziz University

Ahmed Ragab Zein

Abstract

ECMO use, as a rescue therapy, was associated with lower mortality in MERS patients with refractory hypoxemia. The results of this, largest to date, support the use of ECMO as a rescue therapy in patients with severe MERS-CoV.

Topics & Keywords

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Intensive Care

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 3-3

DOI: 10.1186/s13613-017-0350-x

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