Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19-associated severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and risk of thrombosis

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug;125(2):e260-e262. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.079. Epub 2020 May 4.

Authors

Christophe Beyls¹, Pierre Huette², Osama Abou-Arab², Pascal Berna², Yazine Mahjoub²

Affiliations

¹ Amiens, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Amiens, France.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; acute respiratory distress syndrome; anticoagulation; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; hypercoagulability; thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Coagulation
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / blood
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / blood
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Risk
Thrombosis / blood
Thrombosis / epidemiology
Thrombosis / etiology*