Regional Planning for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Allocation During Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ABSTRACT: Health systems confronting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic must plan for surges in ICU demand and equitably distribute resources to maximize benefit for critically ill patients and the public during periods of resource scarcity. For example, morbidity and mortality could be mitigated by a proactive regional plan for the triage of mechanical ventilators. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a resource-intensive and potentially life-saving modality in severe respiratory failure, has generally not been included in proactive disaster preparedness until recently. This paper explores underlying assumptions and triage principles that could guide the integration of ECMO resources into existing disaster planning. Drawing from a collaborative framework developed by one US met

SUBMITTER: Prekker ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182515 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature