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ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Chance for ‘Exceptional Survival’

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

Smith and colleagues identified 415 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of NYU Langone Health from March 10, 2020, through May 1, 2020, with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Most of the ICU patients—323 (77.8%)—were intubated for mechanical ventilatory support.