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. 2022 Feb 10;59(2):2102463.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.02463-2021. Print 2022 Feb.

Risk factors for mortality in patients with COVID-19 needing extracorporeal respiratory support

Jordi Riera  1   2   3 , Sara Alcántara  4 , Camilo Bonilla  5   2 , Phillip Fortuna  6 , Aaron Blandino Ortiz  7 , Ana Vaz  8 , Carlos Albacete  9 , Pablo Millán  10 , Pilar Ricart  11 , María Victoria Boado  12 , Pablo Ruiz de Gopegui  13 , Patricia Santa Teresa  14 , Elena Sandoval  15 , Helena Pérez-Chomón  16 , Alfredo González-Pérez  17 , Jorge Duerto  18 , Ricardo Gimeno  19 , Joaquín Colomina  20 , Vanesa Gómez  21 , Gloria Renedo  22 , José Naranjo  23 , Manuel Alfonso García  24 , Emilio Rodríguez-Ruiz  25 , Pedro Eduardo Silva  6 , Daniel Pérez  9 , Javier Veganzones  26 , Roberto Voces  27 , Sergi Martínez  11 , Pablo Blanco-Schweizer  28 , Marta García  28 , Héctor Villanueva-Fernández  4 , María Paz Fuset  29 , Stephani María Luna  29 , María Martínez-Martínez  5   2 , Eduard Argudo  5   2 , Luis Chiscano  5   2 , Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque Jr  8
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Risk factors for mortality in patients with COVID-19 needing extracorporeal respiratory support

Jordi Riera et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

When indicating ECMO in patients with COVID-19, centre case volume, age, driving pressure and the duration of symptoms (not the length of MV) should be taken into account. Large drainage cannula and high PEEP levels during the first days are recommended. https://bit.ly/3DGjGkk

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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a) Cox model including relevant factors and its association with hospital mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with extracorporeal respiratory support. Kaplan–Meier survival estimates according to b) pre-ECMO mechanical ventilation days, c) age categories and d) centre case volume. HR: hazard ratio; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; MV: mechanical ventilation; PaO2: arterial oxygen tension; PaCO2: arterial carbon dioxide tension; FIO2: fraction of inspired oxygen; bpm: breaths per min; Fr: french; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure.
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