PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizwan Khan
AU  - Balaram Anandamurthy
AU  - Kenneth McCurry
AU  - Sudhir Krishnan
TI  - Utility of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc014
DP  - 2020 May 05
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/05/04/ccjm.87a.ccc014.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/05/04/ccjm.87a.ccc014.full
AB  - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a means of cardiopulmonary support for refractory respiratory and cardiac failure. ECMO is a resource-intensive therapy that can be considered in highly selected patients. Expert centers should employ an evidence-based ARDS treatment algorithm and a multidisciplinary approach to recommending ECMO upon failure of conventional therapy. Caring for ECMO patients requires adequate infection control and safety precautions for healthcare workers.