Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be performed on confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients

Resuscitation. 2020 Aug:153:6-7. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.05.040. Epub 2020 May 31.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / adverse effects*
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Decision Making
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / therapy*
  • Pandemics
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Young Adult