The association of respiratory mechanics, particularly respiratory system static compliance
(C RS), with severity of hypoxaemia in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory …

Both lung and gut belong to the common mucosal immune system (CMIS), with huge surface
areas exposed to the external environment. They are the main defense organs against the …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which counts more than 650 million cases and …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can provide life-saving support for critically
ill patients suffering severe respiratory and/or cardiac failure. However, thrombosis and …

Background Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), an endothelium-related
peptide, is a predictor of death and multi-organ failure in respiratory infections and sepsis …

Background Hypercoagulability and thrombo-inflammation are the main reasons for death in
COVID-19 patients. It is unclear whether there is a difference between D-dimer levels in …

OBJECTIVES: To compare complications and mortality between patients that required
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for acute respiratory distress …

Background COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) supported
by veno-venous extra-corporal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) results in a high in …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a boom in the use of VV ECMO for ARDS
secondary to COVID. Comparisons of outcomes of ECMO for COVID to ECMO for influenza …

COVID-19 may result in acute respiratory distress (ARDS) in patients with the severe form of
the disease. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can support respiratory gas …