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. 2021 Oct 15;204(8):991-994.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202105-1145LE.

High In-Hospital Mortality Rate in Patients with COVID-19 Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Germany: A Critical Analysis

Christian Karagiannidis  1   2 , Stephan Strassmann  1   2 , Michaela Merten  1   2 , Thomas Bein  3 , Wolfram Windisch  1   2 , Patrick Meybohm  4 , Steffen Weber-Carstens  5
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High In-Hospital Mortality Rate in Patients with COVID-19 Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Germany: A Critical Analysis

Christian Karagiannidis et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
(A–C) In-hospital survival according to age (A), sex (B), or days after onset of mechanical ventilation (C) (0–3, 4–7, 8–12, and >12 d). Regression analysis revealed that older age groups showed a significantly higher mortality rate than the age group of 18–49 years (P < 0.05; A); no significant difference between men and women (P = 0.47; B); and that all analyzed groups showed a significantly higher mortality rate than the group with the shortest time before initiation of mechanical ventilation (Days 0–3; P < 0.05; C). ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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