Clemens Wiest, Alois Philipp, Maik Foltan, Florian Geismann, Roland Schneckenpointer, Simon Baumgartner, Florian Sticht, Florian Hitzenbichler, Michael Arzt, Christoph Fisser, Andrea Stadlbauer, Thomas Dienemann, Lars Siegfried Maier, Dirk Lunz, Thomas Mueller, Matthias Lubnow
OBJECTIVE: In this retrospective case series, survival rates in different indications for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and differential diagnoses of COVID-19 associated refractory circulatory failure are investigated. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 28 consecutive COVID-19 patients requiring VA-ECMO. All VA-ECMO's were cannulated peripherally, using a femoro-femoral cannulation. RESULTS: At VA-ECMO initiation, median age was 57 years (IQR: 51-62), SOFA score 16 (IQR: 13-17) and norepinephrine dosing 0...
2024: PloS One