… reported in patients treated with VV-ECMO during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave [2], …
the data showing a strong association between age and mortality in COVID-19 patients [5]. …

… Mortality and intubation rate in this study are comparable to a previous case series on awake
VV-ECMO in COVID-19 and non-COVID ARDS patients 32 , 37 and are lower as compared …

… initiation of 4 days is longer than pre-2020 investigations, and this might underline a lack
of uniformity in intubation protocols and late calls for ECMO referral centers (overwhelmed …

… 321 patients intubated for COVID-19, … ECMO support for patients with COVID-19. The
hypothesis of this study is that patient and lung recovery with the use of ECMO in severe COVID-19 …

… However, VV ECMO only should be indicated in patients with COVID-19–related SARI/…
blocking drugs); accordingly, they usually are already intubated when VV ECMO is considered. …

… The first COVID-19-symptoms-to-intubation interval was … of ECMO-rescued patients with
severe COVID-19 ARDS in our … to that of non-COVID ECMO patients. Failure of prolonged non-…

… Current evidence does not allow definite answers as to the right time from intubation or from
adjunctive treatment options to start ECMO. Nevertheless, it seems reasonable to follow the …

… of using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Nine of the
10 Chinese experts are currently working in Wuhan and taking care of critically ill patients with …

… RVAD/ECMO may improve mortality in COVID-19 patients with severe ARDS who require
mechanical ventilation or meet the criteria of intubation as used in our study. Referral to a …

… Adjusting for several confounding factors, we estimated that an ECMO patient intubated
on day 14 after the diagnosis of COVID-19 vs day 4 had a relative odds of survival of 0.65 (95% …