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

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

The researchers reported that 28 patients (93.3%) survived VV-ECMO. A 6-minute walk test was performed in 16 patients (59.3%) with a median value of 350 meters, which the researchers called “encouraging.” “We These patients were hospitalized for a median of 45 days and supported on VV-ECMO for a median of 19 days.