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(727) Obesity is Associated with Improved Outcome of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Covid-19 Pneumonia
PURPOSE: Morbidly obese patients are considered to be poor candidates for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia. A body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 40 is a relative contraindication to ECMO by the Extracorporeal Life S...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10068087/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.741 |