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ECMO combined with prone positioning strategies in COVID-19 respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has already become a global pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern. Previous..

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Association of D-dimer and Fibrinogen With Hypercoagulability in COVID-19 Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Abstract Background: D-dimer concentration has been used by institutions to identify candidates for intensified anticoagulant treatment for venous thromboembolism prevention and for the mitigation of the microthrombotic complications associated with..

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International SOS completes first multiple ICU COVID-19 patient evacuation

Abstract A team of travel risk management experts from International SOS have completed a complex evacuation and repatriation involving four ICU COVID-19 patients from La Réunion to Paris. Commissioned by..

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Evidence mounts for ECMO in patients with severe COVID-19 respiratory failure

Abstract Two recently published studies report success with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19. In a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Respiratory..

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All that glitters is not gold: an unusual presentation of S. aureus sepsis during ECMO

Abstract A 53-year-old male was submitted to veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia for 84 days, without relevant complications related to the circuit itself until..

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El COVID-19 en las Cardiopatías Congénitas

La pandemia del covid 19 ha impactado enormemente en nuestras vidas, cambiando modelos sociales, económicos y sanitarios. La información es desbordante, cambiante, instantánea, catastrófica unas veces, anecdótica otras, muchas veces..

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Initial ELSO Guidance Document: ECMO for COVID-19 Patients with Severe Cardiopulmonary Failure

The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and all of the ELSO worldwide chapters have prepared this document to describe when and how to use extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in COVID-19..

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ECMO for COVID-19 Updated 2021 Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)

This is an updated guideline from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) for the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure due to coronavirus disease..

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Six-Month Survival After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe COVID-19

Abstract Objectives The authors evaluated the outcome of adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Design Multicenter..

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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Cardiac Surgery

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a worldwide pandemic with a high mortality rate among patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The limited data that exist regarding the utility of extracorporeal..

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Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: First Update

Abstract BACKGROUND:  The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic continues to affect millions worldwide. Given the rapidly growing evidence base, we implemented a living guideline model to provide guidance on the management..

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Complete aortic thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Abstract A 74-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and previous myocardial infarction presents to the emergency department with cardiogenic shock. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency care..

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Utilization of Thromboelastogram and Inflammatory Markers in the Management of Hypercoagulable State in Patients with COVID-19 Requiring ECMO Support

Abstract The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is evolving. Extracorporeal support independently confers an increased predilection for thrombosis, which can..

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Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China

Background A recent cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, was caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). We report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics..

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Aerosol boxes and barrier enclosures for airway management in COVID-19 patients: a scoping review and narrative synthesis

Summary Exposure of healthcare providers to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a significant safety concern during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, requiring contact/droplet/airborne precautions. Because of..

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Cardiovascular Consequences and Considerations of Coronavirus Infection – Perspectives for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist and Intensivist During the Coronavirus Crisis

THE CURRENT pandemic owing to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated in about 10% to 15% of cases with severe clinical presentations that require admission to hospital.  In the..

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Usefulness of Elevated Troponin to Predict Death in Patients With COVID-19 and Myocardial Injury

Highlights Patients with COVID-19 with elevated troponin have markedly increased risk of death. Patients with elevated troponin were frequently admitted to intensive care units. Risk with elevated troponin is independent..

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Nitric Oxide Ventilation Improves Recirculation and Right Ventricular Function During Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a COVID-19 Patient

Abstract Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are prone to pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) and right ventricular pressure overload due to severe bilateral infiltrates, high ventilation pressures, persistent hypoxemia, pulmonary..

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in Severe COVID-19

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a worldwide pandemic with a high mortality rate among patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The limited data that exist regarding the utility of extracorporeal..

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Chest CT features associated with the clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Abstract Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly swept across the world. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the chest CT findings and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients...

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Observational study of thrombosis and bleeding in COVID-19 VV ECMO patients

Abstract Introduction: COVID-19 has been associated with increased risk of thrombosis, heparin resistance and coagulopathy in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care. We report the incidence of thrombotic and..

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Noninvasive strategies in COVID-19: epistemology, randomised trials, guidelines, physiology

Abstract COVID-19 is producing seismic changes in society at large and the action of doctors is receiving greater attention from the public than ever in our lifetime. The medical care..

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Provision of ECPR during COVID-19: evidence, equity, and ethical dilemmas

Abstract The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to restore circulation during cardiac arrest is a time-critical, resource-intensive intervention of unproven efficacy. The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional complexity..

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Rationale for the Role of Heparin and Related GAG Antithrombotics in COVID-19 Infection

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has focused attention on prevention, restriction and treatment methods that are acceptable worldwide. This means that they should be simple and inexpensive. This review examines the..

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Polypropylene Oxygenators: Risk Of SARS-Cov-2 Contamination in The Operation Theatre?

Abstract It is established that coronaviruses are transmitted most through aerosols produced when an infected individual coughs or sneezes. Although there is no clear evidence of person-to-person airborne transmission, it is..

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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation allocation in the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the resultant clinical illness, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drove the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 a..

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Management of Congenital Cardiac Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract The new coronavirus infection, which was first seen in China in late December, 2019 and eventually became a worldwide pandemic, poses a serious threat to public health. After a..

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Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most demanding conditions in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Management of analgesia and sedation in ARDS is particularly challenging. An expert..

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COVID-19 and ECMO: An Unhappy Marriage of Endothelial Dysfunction and Hemostatic Derangements

Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which may lead to acute respiratory failure. In its most severe manifestation including refractory hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia, it can..

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Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients and Predictors of Mortality

Abstract The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the management of critically ill COVID-19 patients remains unclear. Our study aims to analyze the outcomes and risk factors from patients..

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