Appraising the Real-Life Need for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pineton de Chambrun^{1

2}, Daniel Brodie^{3

4}, Alain Combes^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne Université Paris, France.
² Institut de Cardiologie, Sorbonne Université Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, and Paris, France.
³ Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York.
⁴ Center for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, New York.

Editorial

Pineton de Chambrun et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 1;204(1):2-4.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202104-0897ED.

Pineton de Chambrun^{1

2}, Daniel Brodie^{3

4}, Alain Combes^{1

2}

¹ Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne Université Paris, France.
² Institut de Cardiologie, Sorbonne Université Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, and Paris, France.
³ Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York.
⁴ Center for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University, New York, New York.

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Chile: A Nationwide Incidence and Cohort Study.
Diaz RA, Graf J, Zambrano JM, Ruiz C, Espinoza JA, Bravo SI, Salazar PA, Bahamondes JC, Castillo LB, Gajardo AIJ, Kursbaum A, Ferreira LL, Valenzuela J, Castillo RE, Pérez-Araos RA, Bravo M, Aquevedo AF, González MG, Pereira R, Ortega L, Santis C, Fernández PA, Cortés V, Cornejo RA. Diaz RA, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jul 1;204(1):34-43. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4166OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33823118 Free PMC article.

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