Practical Considerations for and Outcomes of Interfacility ECMO Transfer of Patients With COVID-19 During a Pandemic: Mayo Clinic Experience

Interfacility transport of a critically ill patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may be necessary for a higher level of care or initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). During the COVID-19 pandemic, ECMO has been used for patients with severe ARDS with successful...

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Main Authors: Ayan Sen, MD, MSc, Stephanie Blakeman, RN, Patrick A. DeValeria, MD, Dominique Peworski, RN, Louis A. Lanza, MD, Francis X. Downey, MD, Cory M. Alwardt, CCP, PhD, Jeffrey G. Dobberpuhl, RN, Matthew DeMarco, MSN, Hannelisa Callisen, PA-C, Jennifer Shively, RN, Kelly McKay, EMT, Kai Singbartl, MD, Kristen A. Sell-Dottin, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD, Bhavesh M. Patel, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454821000370