2022
Combined Use of ECMO, Prone Positioning, and APRV in the Management of Severe COVID-19 Patients
Ong S, Tantawy H, Assi R, Chichra A, Treggiari M. Combined Use of ECMO, Prone Positioning, and APRV in the Management of Severe COVID-19 Patients. Clinical Medicine Insights Circulatory Respiratory And Pulmonary Medicine 2022, 16: 11795484221134451. PMID: 36419562, PMCID: PMC9677293, DOI: 10.1177/11795484221134451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory distress syndromeExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCOVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndromeProne positioningVV-ECMODeep tissue injuryTissue injurySevere COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndromeVeno-venous (VV) ECMOCOVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndromeSevere COVID-19 patientsTreatment-related complicationsConsecutive adult patientsRespiratory distress syndromeCOVID-19 populationCOVID-19 patientsHospital mortalityVasopressor requirementECMO supportAdult patientsCohort studyHemodynamic profilePhysiologic improvementDistress syndromeMembrane oxygenation
2021
Cytokine profiles in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support
Kaman K, Azmy V, Chichra A, Britto-Leon C, Price C. Cytokine profiles in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2021, 33: 101376. PMID: 33680800, PMCID: PMC7925237, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation supportMembrane oxygenation supportVV-ECMOOxygenation supportCytokine stormVeno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation supportSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionVV-ECMO supportRefractory respiratory failureProspective cohort studyCohort of patientsInterleukin-2 receptorCytokine elevationHyperinflammatory stateECMO supportRespiratory failureCohort studyCytokine profileClinical courseInterleukin-10COVID19 patientsUnderlying pathophysiologyInterleukin-6Inflammatory response