Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for SARS-CoV-2: a multi-centered, prospective, observational study in critically ill 92 patients in Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as a rescue strategy in patients with severe with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, but there has been little evidence of its efficacy. Objectives To describe the effect of ECMO rescue...

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Main Authors: Saad Alhumaid, Abbas Al Mutair, Header A. Alghazal, Ali J. Alhaddad, Hassan Al-Helal, Sadiq A. Al Salman, Jalal Alali, Sana Almahmoud, Zulfa M. Alhejy, Ahmad A. Albagshi, Javed Muhammad, Amjad Khan, Tarek Sulaiman, Maha Al-Mozaini, Kuldeep Dhama, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali A. Rabaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-021-00618-3