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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug;35(8):2467-2470.
doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.11.017. Epub 2020 Nov 10.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treated With Awake Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Tong Li  1 , Peng-Fei Yin  2 , Ang Li  2 , Maxwell R Shen  3 , Yong-Xing Yao  4
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Case Reports

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treated With Awake Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Tong Li et al. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: 2019-coronavirus pneumonia; COVID-19; acute respiratory distress syndrome; awake ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

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Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
Timeline of thoracic computed tomography. (A, B) Multiple ground-glass opacities in both the lungs. (C) Progressed inflammation after five days of symptomatic treatment. (D) Lung inflammation improved after 10 days of extracorporeal oxygenation support.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Cannula fixation. Cannulae fixed with self-adhesive bandage along the patient's neck (photo belongs to a separate patient).
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