ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic: when is it unjustified?

摘要

Potential curve of ECMO case volume during the COVID-19 pandemic. During surge conditions, ECMO usage will be variable (red dashed line), including the potential of being abandoned altogether. As the pandemic resolves and patient volume decreases, there may be increasing resource availability and ECMO use (blue arrow) or decreasing demand (green arrow)