Current situation of ECMO use in Japan for COVID-19 associated ARDS: second ELSO webinar focused on the use of ECLS during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics, run on March 30th. Highlights:
case presentation of patient from Diamond Princess cruise ship requiring ECLS
transport of patients on extracorporeal support
coagulopathy on ECMO
& more… Here full video, and the slides, available for download.
Speakers:
Shingo Ichiba, Department of Surgical Intensive Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
ECMO for COVID-19-Experience in Japan
Keibun Liu, Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan:
An assessment of aerosolization via membranous oxygenator and coagulopathy in COVID-19
Ryuzo Abe, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan:
Multiple Organ Dysfunction in COVID-19 Cases
Ichiro Takeuchi, Advanced Critical Care Medicine, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan:
How we treat Cruise Ship Diamond Princess with 3700 passengers
Takayuki Ogura, Advanced Medical Emergency Department and Critical Care Center, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan:
ECMO case in Utsunomiya Hospital
Here some suggested readings related to the webinar topic, all full texts are open access:
First article report a case of successful implementation of veno-venous ECMO on a cruise passenger tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus https://bit.ly/2UOHFIR
A report describing findings from the initial phase of a cruise ship investigation into COVID-19 cases among crew members during quarantine. Full text
Data about chronology of COVID-19 cases on the cruise ship, with ethical considerations related to infection control, including the reasonable justification for isolation, the psychological fragility and quality of life of the isolated passengers and crew members, the procedural justice inherent in a forced quarantine, and the optimization of control measures. Full text.
