COVID-19: ECMO, half of severely ill patients recovered: 19 out of 40 recovered

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COVID-19: ECMO, half of severely ill patients recovered: 19 out of 40 recovered

COVID-19:

By the end of March, 40 severely affected individuals with the new coronavirus had been treated with the ECMO artificial heart-lung machine.

About half of the population recovered, according to the statistics of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

“ECMO”:

This is a cardiopulmonary bypass device that is said to be the “last trump card” for patients whose symptoms do not improve even with a ventilator.

Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine: 30-day results

ECMO was used in 40 people with severe respiratory failure who were infected with the new coronavirus.

Six of them died, but 19 recovered.

Tokyo: expand to 700

Medical institutions in Tokyo currently have 200 ECMOs installed,

The city says, “want to increase it to 700 as soon as possible.”

http://news.tbs.co.jp/sp/newseye/tbs_newseye3945969.htm

COVID-19 treatment for severe respiratory failure ECMO

https://www.jsicm.org/news/upload/COVID-19-ECMOnet-report_20200330.pdf

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