Tae Wan Kim, Won-Young Kim, Sunghoon Park, Su Hwan Lee, Onyu Park, Taehwa Kim, Hye Ju Yeo, Jin Ho Jang, Woo Hyun Cho, Jin-Won Huh, Sang-Min Lee, Chi Ryang Chung, Jongmin Lee, Jung Soo Kim, Sung Yoon Lim, Ae-Rin Baek, Jung-Wan Yoo, Ho Cheol Kim, Eun Young Choi, Chul Park, Tae-Ok Kim, Do Sik Moon, Song-I Lee, Jae Young Moon, Sun Jung Kwon, Gil Myeong Seong, Won Jai Jung, Moon Seong Baek
BACKGROUND: Limited data are available on the mortality rates of patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to analyze the relationship between COVID-19 and clinical outcomes for patients receiving ECMO. METHODS: We retrospectively investigated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia requiring ECMO in 19 hospitals across Korea from January 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021. The primary outcome was the 90-day mortality after ECMO initiation...
March 4, 2024: Journal of Korean Medical Science