Potential for recovery after extremely prolonged VV-ECMO support in well-selected severe COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background VenoVenous ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has been widely used as supportive therapy for severe respiratory failure related to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Only a few data describe the maximum time under VV-ECMO dur...

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Main Authors: Jean-Marc de Walque, Christophe de Terwangne, Raphaël Jungers, Sophie Pierard, Christophe Beauloye, Fatima Laarbaui, Melanie Dechamps, Luc Marie Jacquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02836-3