Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Coronavirus Disease 2019 Interim Guidelines: A Consensus Document from an International Group of Interdisciplinary Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Providers

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Kiran Shekar, The Prince Charles Hospital; Jenelle Badulak, University of Washington, Seattle; Giles Peek, University of Florida; Udo Boeken, Uniklinik Düsseldorf; Heidi J. Dalton, Inova Fairfax Medical Center; Lovkesh Arora, University of Iowa; Bishoy Zakhary, Oregon Health and Science University; Kollengode Ramanathan, National University Hospital, Singapore; Joanne Starr, University of California Irvine; Bindu Akkanti, UTHealth McGovern Medical School; M. Velia Antonini, Università degli Studi di Parma, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia; Mark T. Ogino, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children; Lakshmi Raman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Nicholas Barret, St Thomas' Hospital; Daniel Brodie, Columbia University; Alain Combes, AP-HP Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris; Roberto Lorusso, Maastricht University; Graeme MacLaren, National University Hospital, Singapore; Thomas Müller, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg und Medizinische Fakultät; Matthew Paden, Emory University; Vincent Pellegrino, The Alfred
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-01-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Inc.
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001193
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: ASAIO Journal
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 7
• Start Page: 707
• End Page: 721
• Grant/Funding Information: None declared
• Keywords: Betacoronavirus; Pandemics; Consensus; Humans; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Coronavirus Infections; SARS-CoV-2; Practice Guidelines as Topic; COVID-19; Pneumonia, Viral
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Health Care Management; Health Sciences, Epidemiology; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

Disclaimer: The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidelines have been developed to assist existing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centers to prepare and plan provision of ECMO during the ongoing pandemic. The recommendations have been put together by a team of interdisciplinary ECMO providers from around the world. Recommendations are based on available evidence, existing best practice guidelines, ethical principles, and expert opinion. This is a living document and will be regularly updated when new information becomes available. ELSO is not liable for the accuracy or completeness of the information in this document. These guidelines are not meant to replace sound clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen provision and clinical management of ECMO specifically, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.