Not just a matter of weight: A case report of ECMO treatment in a severely obese patient

The ELSO Guidelines list a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2) among the relative contraindications to give ECMO treatment in SARS – COV2 patients. We describe a case of a 52-year-old with BMI 50.21 kg/m(2), admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with severe respiratory conditions and successfully treated with extr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schiavoni, L., Mattei, A., Pascarella, G., Piliego, C., Biondo, G., Strumia, A., Agrò, Felice E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35909046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2022.07.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9445800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35909046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2022.07.008

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