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The Prolonged Use of VV ECMO Support in COVID-19: A Case Report Cover

The Prolonged Use of VV ECMO Support in COVID-19: A Case Report

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Volume 6 (2020): Issue 4 (October 2020)
By: Amelia Lucy Fitzgerald,  Hemal Hitesh Vachharajani,  Benjamin Paul Davidson,  Natalie Joanne Kruit and  Adam Trevor Eslick  
Open Access
|Nov 2020

Figures & Tables

Fig.1

CT Chest Axial Imaging demonstrating progression and resolution of lung infiltration. Image A, B - Admission to hospital; C,D - Imaging performed on PEEP of 5 cmH2O and 40 cmH2O respectively;D - on day 13 of ECMO; E- Day 29 of ECMO; F - 13 days post decannulation.
CT Chest Axial Imaging demonstrating progression and resolution of lung infiltration. Image A, B - Admission to hospital; C,D - Imaging performed on PEEP of 5 cmH2O and 40 cmH2O respectively;D - on day 13 of ECMO; E- Day 29 of ECMO; F - 13 days post decannulation.

Fig.2

Plain Chest radiographs demonstrating progression and resolution of lung infiltration. A - post intubation; B - initiation of ECMO; C - Day 13 of ECMO; D - Day 20 of ECMO after initiation of proning; E - Day 34 of ECMO; F - 13 days post ECMO decannulation.
Plain Chest radiographs demonstrating progression and resolution of lung infiltration. A - post intubation; B - initiation of ECMO; C - Day 13 of ECMO; D - Day 20 of ECMO after initiation of proning; E - Day 34 of ECMO; F - 13 days post ECMO decannulation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
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Language: English
Page range: 224 - 230
Submitted on: Aug 2, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 29, 2020
Published on: Nov 7, 2020
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
extracorporeal life support,
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),
Coronavirus infection,
mechanical ventilation,
prone positioning
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Internal medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Anaesthesiology,
Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine

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