Blood transfusion strategies and ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic - Authors' reply

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¹ Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia.
² Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, University of Paris, Paris, France; Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
⁴ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; Centre for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD 4032, Australia; Critical Care Research Group, Centre of Research Excellence for Advanced Cardio-respiratory Therapies Improving OrgaN Support, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: kiran.shekar@health.qld.gov.au.

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Kollengode Ramanathan et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May.

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doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30174-0. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

¹ Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia.
² Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, University of Paris, Paris, France; Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
⁴ Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA; Centre for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, QLD 4032, Australia; Critical Care Research Group, Centre of Research Excellence for Advanced Cardio-respiratory Therapies Improving OrgaN Support, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: kiran.shekar@health.qld.gov.au.

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Planning and provision of ECMO services for severe ARDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases.
Ramanathan K, Antognini D, Combes A, Paden M, Zakhary B, Ogino M, MacLaren G, Brodie D, Shekar K. Ramanathan K, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):518-526. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30121-1. Epub 2020 Mar 20. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32203711 Free PMC article. Review.
Blood transfusion strategies and ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Koeckerling D, Pan D, Mudalige NL, Oyefeso O, Barker J. Koeckerling D, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):e40. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30173-9. Epub 2020 Apr 16. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32305078 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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