Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Coronavirus Disease 2019: Expert Recommendations from The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

• Published in: Journal of chest surgery Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 2 - 8
• Main Authors: Jeong, In Seok, Kim, Woong-Han, Baek, Jong Hyun, Choi, Chang-Hyu, Choi, Chang Woo, Chung, Euy Suk, Jang, Jae Seok, Jang, Woo Sung, Jung, Hanna, Jung, Jae-Seung, Kang, Pil Je, Kim, Dong Jung, Kim, Do Wan, Kim, Hyoung Soo, Kim, Jae Bum, Kim, Woo-Shik, Kim, Young Sam, Kwak, Jae Gun, Lee, Haeyoung, Lee, Seok In, Lim, Jae Woong, Oh, Se Jin, Oh, Tak-Hyuck, Park, Chun Soo, Ryu, Kyoung Min, Shim, Man-Shik, Son, Joohyung, Son, Kuk Hui, Song, Seunghwan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 05.02.2021; Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery; 대한흉부외과학회
• Subjects: acute respiratory distress syndrome; cardiogenic shock; covid-19; Expert Recommendations; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; pandemics; 흉부외과학; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Pandemics; Cardiogenic shock

Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019, the numbers of confirmed cases and deaths have continued to increase exponentially despite multi-factorial efforts. Although various attempts have been made to improve the level of evidence for extracorporeal memb...