(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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Autores principales: Prasad, N., Elkholey, K., Junqueira, E., Cohen, E., Whitmore, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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