Increased mortality in patients with COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal respiratory support during the second wave of the pandemic.
- Resource Type
- Letter
- Authors
- Riera, Jordi; Roncon-Albuquerque Jr, Roberto; Fuset, María Paz; Alcántara, Sara; Blanco-Schweizer, Pablo; on behalf of ECMOVIBER Study Group; Bonilla, Camilo; Vaz, Ana; Luna, Stephani María; Fortuna, Philip; Silva, Pedro Eduardo; Albacete, Carlos Luis; Pérez, Daniel; García, Marta; Millán, Pablo; Veganzones, Javier; Ricart, Pilar; Martínez, Sergi; Boado, María Victoria; Voces, Roberto
- Source
- Intensive Care Medicine. Dec2021, Vol. 47 Issue 12, p1490-1493. 4p. 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *COVID-19
*CARDIOGENIC shock
*HEMORRHAGIC shock
*PANDEMICS
*CHRONIC obstructive pulmonary disease
- Language
- ISSN
- 0342-4642
Our results confirm a higher mortality rate in COVID-19 patients supported with ECMO during the second wave than during the first. [Extracted from the article]