Effects of Steroids and Tocilizumab on the Immune Response Profile of Patients with COVID-19-Associated ARDS Requiring or Not Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Effects of Steroids and Tocilizumab on the Immune Response Profile of Patients with COVID-19-Associated ARDS Requiring or Not Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is a life-saving rescue therapy in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). ECMO has been associated with development of lymphocytopenia that is also common in COVID-19. Hyperinflammation may complicate SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia,...

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Main Authors: Vito Fanelli, Giorgia Montrucchio, Gabriele Sales, Umberto Simonetti, Chiara Bonetto, Francesca Rumbolo, Giulio Mengozzi, Rosario Urbino, Costanza Pizzi, Lorenzo Richiardi, Paola Cappello, Luca Brazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Membranes
Subjects:
acute respiratory distress syndrome
COVID-19
steroids
Tocilizumab
lymphocytes
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/8/603

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