Extract
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is proposed as rescue therapy for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1]. Severe bleeding events were described in severe ARDS patients requiring ECMO in large cohorts [2]. Few studies reported their experiences in COVID-19 critically ill patients receiving ECMO [3]. However, Yang et al. [4] highlighted in their retrospective cohort a high mortality rate in these patients. We report a severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) necrotising pneumonia-induced fatal haemorrhagic complication with ECMO.
Abstract
ECMO and curative anticoagulation may be associated with severe bleeding events in #COVID19 pneumonia. ECMO and high levels of anticoagulation must be considered with caution in the most severe patients with #SARS-CoV-2 necrotising pneumonia. https://bit.ly/3clhu31
Acknowledgements
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Footnotes
Conflict of interest: S. Goursaud has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: M. Mombrun has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: D. du Cheyron has nothing to disclose.
- Received April 10, 2020.
- Accepted May 26, 2020.
- Copyright ©ERS 2020
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