Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure: comparative effectiveness study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) compared with conventional mechanical ventilation on outcomes of patients with covid-19 associated respiratory failure.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

30 countries across five continents, 3 January 2020 to 29 August 2021.

Participants

7345 adults admitted to the intensive care unit with clinically suspected or laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Interventions

ECMO in patients with a partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO₂/FiO₂) ratio <80 mm Hg compared with conventional mechanical ventilation without ECMO.

Main outcome measure

The primary outcome was hospital mortality within 60 days of admission to the

SUBMITTER: Urner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9065544 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature