Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Kollengode Ramanathan · National University Heart Centre Singapore

Kiran Shekar · Queensland University of Technology

Ryan Ruiyang Ling · National University of Singapore

Ryan P. Barbaro · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Suei Nee Wong · National University of Singapore

Chuen Seng Tan · National University Health System

Bram Rochwerg

Abstract

The majority of patients received venovenous ECMO support for COVID-19-related ARDS. In-hospital mortality in patients receiving ECMO support for COVID-19 was 37.1% during the first year of the pandemic, similar to those with non-COVID-19-related ARDS. Increasing age was a risk factor for death. Venovenous ECMO appears to be an effective intervention in selected patients with COVID-19-related ARDS. PROSPERO CRD42020192627.

Topics & Keywords

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Critical Care

Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 211-211

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03634-1

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