Selection criteria and triage in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during coronavirus disease 2019

P. Nardelli*, A.M. Scandroglio, M.E. De Piero, S. Mariani, R. Lorusso

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Abstract

Purpose of reviewCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic changed the way we had to approach hospital- and intensive care unit (ICU)-related resource management, especially for demanding techniques required for advanced support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).Recent findingsAvailability of ICU beds and ECMO machines widely varies around the world. In critical conditions, such a global pandemic, the establishment of contingency capacity tiers might help in defining to which conditions and subjects ECMO can be offered. A frequent reassessment of the resource saturation, possibly integrated within a regional healthcare coordination system, may be of help to triage the patients who most likely will benefit from advanced techniques, especially when capacities are limited.SummaryIndications to ECMO during the pandemic should be fluid and may be adjusted over time. Candidacy of patients should follow the same prepandemic rules, taking into account the acute disease, the burden of any eventual comorbidity and the chances of a good quality of life after recovery; but the current capacity of healthcare system should also be considered, and frequently reassessed, possibly within a wide hub-and-spoke healthcare system.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)674-680
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Opinion in Critical Care
Volume28
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • ARDS
  • coronavirus disease 2019
  • extracorporeal support
  • resource availability
  • veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • RESPIRATORY-FAILURE
  • ECMO
  • GUIDELINES
  • ALLOCATION
  • CONSENSUS
  • DOCUMENT

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