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Jiang S, Yan P, Ma Z, Liang J, Hu Y, Tang J. Outcomes of COVID-19 patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Perfusion 2023:2676591231224645. [PMID: 38158713 DOI: 10.1177/02676591231224645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been ongoing for over 3 years, during which numerous clinical and experimental studies have been conducted. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the survival probability and complications of COVID-19 patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). METHODS We searched the databases by using Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome-Study Design (PICOS). We conducted a search of the PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases to retrieve studies published until December 10, 2022. A random-effects meta-analysis, subgroup analysis, and assessed the studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale score. The results were presented as pooled morbidity with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS The study was conducted on 19 studies that enrolled a total of 1494 patients, and the results showed a pooled survival probability of 66.0%. The pooled morbidity for intracranial hemorrhage was 8.7%, intracranial thrombosis 7.0%, pneumothorax 9.0%, pulmonary embolism 11.0%, pulmonary hemorrhage 9.0%, heart failure 14.0%, liver failure 13.0%, renal injury 44.0%, gastrointestinal hemorrhage 6.0%, gastrointestinal ischemia 6.0% and venous thrombosis 31.0%. CONCLUSION This systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies focused on the survival probability and complications of COVID-19 patients undergoing ECMO, which are significant in evaluating the use of ECMO in COVID-19 patients and provide a basis for further research. TRIAL REGISTRATION Our study was registered on PROSPERO with registration number CRD42022382555.
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- Shouliang Jiang
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Lannon M, Duda T, Greer A, Hewitt M, Sharma A, Martyniuk A, Owen J, Amin F, Sharma S. Intracranial hemorrhage in patients treated for SARS-CoV-2 with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Crit Care 2023; 77:154319. [PMID: 37178492 PMCID: PMC10173703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is routinely used in patients with severe respiratory failure and has been increasingly needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In patients treated with ECMO, significant intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) risk exists due to circuit characteristics, anticoagulation, and disease characteristics. ICH risk may be substantially higher in COVID-19 patients than patients treated with ECMO for other indications. METHODS We systematically reviewed current literature regarding ICH during ECMO treatment of COVID-19. We utilized Embase, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library databases. Meta-analysis was performed for included comparative studies. Quality assessment was performed using MINORS criteria. RESULTS A total of 54 studies with 4000 ECMO patients were included, all retrospective. Risk of bias was increased via MINORS score primarily due to retrospective designs. ICH was more likely in COVID-19 patients (RR 1.72, 95% CI 1.23, 2.42). Mortality among COVID patients on ECMO with ICH was 64.0%, compared with 41% in patients without ICH (RR1.9, 95% 1.44, 2.51). CONCLUSION This study suggests increased hemorrhage rates in COVID-19 patients on ECMO compared to similar controls. Hemorrhage reduction strategies may include atypical anticoagulants, conservative anticoagulation strategies, or biotechnology advances in circuit design and surface coatings.
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- Melissa Lannon
- Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Cardiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Zhai K, Xu X, Zhang P, Wei S, Li J, Wu X, Gao B, Zhang Y, Li Y. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for coronavirus disease 2019 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Perfusion 2023; 38:1107-1122. [PMID: 35608047 DOI: 10.1177/02676591221104302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although the application of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is accumulating, the feasibility and safety of this therapy remain controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of VV-ECMO in the treatment of these patients. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases through November 2021. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the included studies were screened, and meta-analysis was performed by R software (version 4.0.2). RESULTS Forty-two studies including 2037 COVID-19 patients supported with VV-ECMO due to ARDS were identified. The pooled analysis revealed that 30-, 60-, and 90-day mortality among patients were respectively 46% (95% CI 37%-57%, I2 = 66%), 46% (95% CI 30%-70%, I2 = 93%), and 49% (95% CI 43%-58%, I2 = 52%), and the pooled incidence rate of in-hospital mortality, major bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis, and renal replacement therapy were respectively 35%, 39%, 11%, 40%, 15%, 21%, and 44%. CONCLUSION Although COVID-19 patients may have a higher risk of bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke, and acute kidney injury during ECMO therapy, the survival rate was more than half of the cases. Our data may support the application of VV-ECMO in COVID-19 patients.
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- Kerong Zhai
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Nunez JI, Uehara M, Mohamed A, Mellas N, Ashley JE, Rahmanian M, Carlese A, Forest SJ, Goldstein D, Jorde U, Saeed O. Lactate Dehydrogenase and Hemorrhagic Stroke During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19. Lung 2023; 201:397-406. [PMID: 37401936 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-023-00630-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Hemorrhagic stroke (HS) is a devastating complication during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) but markers of risk stratification during COVID-19 are unknown. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a readily available biomarker of cell injury and permeability. We sought to determine whether an elevated LDH before ECMO placement is related to the occurrence of HS during ECMO for COVID-19. METHODS Adult patients with COVID-19 requiring ECMO between March 2020 and February 2022 were included. LDH values prior to ECMO placement were captured. Patients were categorized into high (> 750 U/L) or low (≤ 750 U/L) LDH groups. Multivariable regression modeling was used to determine the association between LDH and HS during ECMO. RESULTS There were 520 patients that underwent ECMO placement in 17 centers and 384 had an available LDH. Of whom, 122 (32%) had a high LDH. The overall incidence of HS was 10.9%, and patients with high LDH had a higher incidence of HS than those with low LDH level (17% vs 8%, p = 0.007). At 100 days, the probability of a HS was 40% in the high LDH group and 23% in those with a low LDH, p = 0.002. After adjustment for clinical covariates, high LDH remained associated with subsequent HS (aHR: 2.64, 95% CI 1.39-4.92). Findings were similar when restricting to patients supported by venovenous ECMO only. CONCLUSION Elevated LDH prior to ECMO cannulation is associated with a higher incidence of HS during device support. LDH can risk stratify cases for impending cerebral bleeding during ECMO.
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- Jose I Nunez
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Departments of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College Of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Fanning JP, Weaver N, Fanning RB, Griffee MJ, Cho SM, Panigada M, Obonyo NG, Zaaqoq AM, Rando H, Chia YW, Fan BE, Sela D, Chiumello D, Coppola S, Labib A, Whitman GJR, Arora RC, Kim BS, Motos A, Torres A, Barbé F, Grasselli G, Zanella A, Etchill E, Usman AA, Feth M, White NM, Suen JY, Li Bassi G, Peek GJ, Fraser JF, Dalton H. Hemorrhage, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, and Thrombosis Complications Among Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: An International COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Study. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:619-631. [PMID: 36867727 PMCID: PMC10089926 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and outcomes associated with hemorrhage, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, and thrombosis (HECTOR) complications in ICU patients with COVID-19. DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING Two hundred twenty-nine ICUs across 32 countries. PATIENTS Adult patients (≥ 16 yr) admitted to participating ICUs for severe COVID-19 from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS HECTOR complications occurred in 1,732 of 11,969 study eligible patients (14%). Acute thrombosis occurred in 1,249 patients (10%), including 712 (57%) with pulmonary embolism, 413 (33%) with myocardial ischemia, 93 (7.4%) with deep vein thrombosis, and 49 (3.9%) with ischemic strokes. Hemorrhagic complications were reported in 579 patients (4.8%), including 276 (48%) with gastrointestinal hemorrhage, 83 (14%) with hemorrhagic stroke, 77 (13%) with pulmonary hemorrhage, and 68 (12%) with hemorrhage associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannula site. Disseminated intravascular coagulation occurred in 11 patients (0.09%). Univariate analysis showed that diabetes, cardiac and kidney diseases, and ECMO use were risk factors for HECTOR. Among survivors, ICU stay was longer (median days 19 vs 12; p < 0.001) for patients with versus without HECTOR, but the hazard of ICU mortality was similar (hazard ratio [HR] 1.01; 95% CI 0.92-1.12; p = 0.784) overall, although this hazard was identified when non-ECMO patients were considered (HR 1.13; 95% CI 1.02-1.25; p = 0.015). Hemorrhagic complications were associated with an increased hazard of ICU mortality compared to patients without HECTOR complications (HR 1.26; 95% CI 1.09-1.45; p = 0.002), whereas thrombosis complications were associated with reduced hazard (HR 0.88; 95% CI 0.79-0.99, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS HECTOR events are frequent complications of severe COVID-19 in ICU patients. Patients receiving ECMO are at particular risk of hemorrhagic complications. Hemorrhagic, but not thrombotic complications, are associated with increased ICU mortality.
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- Jonathon P Fanning
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Northern Hospital, Northern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Sections of Critical Care and Perioperative Echocardiography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Service, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Division of Neuroscience Critical Care, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency. Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL)/KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Haematology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali (ASST) Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriali (ASST) Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Centro de Investigación Biomedica En Red - Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
- Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency. Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Spain
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency. Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Spain
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Department, Hospital Universitari Aranu de Vilanova and Santa Maria, IRBLleida, Leida, Spain
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Military Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Military Medical Center Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Congenital Heart Centre, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Graham EL, Koralnik IJ, Liotta EM. Therapeutic Approaches to the Neurologic Manifestations of COVID-19. Neurotherapeutics 2022; 19:1435-1466. [PMID: 35861926 PMCID: PMC9302225 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-022-01267-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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As of May 2022, there have been more than 527 million infections with severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and over 6.2 million deaths from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. COVID-19 is a multisystem illness with important neurologic consequences that impact long-term morbidity and mortality. In the acutely ill, the neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 can include distressing but relatively benign symptoms such as headache, myalgias, and anosmia; however, entities such as encephalopathy, stroke, seizures, encephalitis, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome can cause neurologic injury and resulting disability that persists long after the acute pulmonary illness. Furthermore, as many as one-third of patients may experience persistent neurologic symptoms as part of a Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC) syndrome. This Neuro-PASC syndrome can affect patients who required hospitalization for COVID-19 or patients who did not require hospitalization and who may have had minor or no pulmonary symptoms. Given the large number of individuals affected and the ability of neurologic complications to impair quality of life and productivity, the neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 are likely to have major and long-lasting personal, public health, and economic consequences. While knowledge of disease mechanisms and therapies acquired prior to the pandemic can inform us on how to manage patients with the neurologic manifestations of COVID-19, there is a critical need for improved understanding of specific COVID-19 disease mechanisms and development of therapies that target the neurologic morbidities of COVID-19. This current perspective reviews evidence for proposed disease mechanisms as they inform the neurologic management of COVID-19 in adult patients while also identifying areas in need of further research.
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- Edith L Graham
- The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- The Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 625 N. Michigan Ave Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Bleeding and thrombotic events in patients with severe COVID-19 supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a nationwide cohort study. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:1039-1052. [PMID: 35829723 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06794-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe bleeding and thrombotic events and their risk factors in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to evaluate their impact on in-hospital mortality. METHODS The ECMOSARS registry included COVID-19 patients supported by ECMO in France. We analyzed all patients included up to March 31, 2022 without missing data regarding bleeding and thrombotic events. The association of bleeding and thrombotic events with in-hospital mortality and pre-ECMO variables was assessed using multivariable logistic regression models. RESULTS Among 620 patients supported by ECMO, 29% had only bleeding events, 16% only thrombotic events and 20% both bleeding and thrombosis. Cannulation site (18% of patients), ear nose and throat (12%), pulmonary bleeding (9%) and intracranial hemorrhage (8%) were the most frequent bleeding types. Device-related thrombosis and pulmonary embolism/thrombosis accounted for most of thrombotic events. In-hospital mortality was 55.7%. Bleeding events were associated with in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio (adjOR) = 2.91[1.94-4.4]) but not thrombotic events (adjOR = 1.02[0.68-1.53]). Intracranial hemorrhage was strongly associated with in-hospital mortality (adjOR = 13.5[4.4-41.5]). Ventilation duration before ECMO ≥ 7 days and length of ECMO support were associated with bleeding. Thrombosis-associated factors were fibrinogen ≥ 6 g/L and length of ECMO support. CONCLUSIONS In a nationwide cohort of COVID-19 patients supported by ECMO, bleeding incidence was high and associated with mortality. Intracranial hemorrhage incidence was higher than reported for non-COVID patients and carried the highest risk of death. Thrombotic events were less frequent and not associated with mortality. Length of ECMO support was associated with a higher risk of both bleeding and thrombosis, supporting the development of strategies to minimize ECMO duration.
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Ling RR, Ramanathan K, Sim JJL, Wong SN, Chen Y, Amin F, Fernando SM, Rochwerg B, Fan E, Barbaro RP, MacLaren G, Shekar K, Brodie D. Evolving outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care 2022; 26:147. [PMID: 35606884 PMCID: PMC9125014 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-022-04011-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used extensively for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Reports early in the pandemic suggested that mortality in patients with COVID-19 receiving ECMO was comparable to non-COVID-19-related ARDS. However, subsequent reports suggested that mortality appeared to be increasing over time. Therefore, we conducted an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, to characterise changes in mortality over time and elucidate risk factors for poor outcomes.
Methods We conducted a meta-analysis (CRD42021271202), searching MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and Scopus databases, from 1 December 2019 to 26 January 2022, for studies reporting on mortality among adults with COVID-19 receiving ECMO. We also captured hospital and intensive care unit lengths of stay, duration of mechanical ventilation and ECMO, as well as complications of ECMO. We conducted random-effects meta-analyses, assessed risk of bias of included studies using the Joanna Briggs Institute checklist and evaluated certainty of pooled estimates using GRADE methodology.
Results Of 4522 citations, we included 52 studies comprising 18,211 patients in the meta-analysis. The pooled mortality rate among patients with COVID-19 requiring ECMO was 48.8% (95% confidence interval 44.8–52.9%, high certainty). Mortality was higher among studies which enrolled patients later in the pandemic as opposed to earlier (1st half 2020: 41.2%, 2nd half 2020: 46.4%, 1st half 2021: 62.0%, 2nd half 2021: 46.5%, interaction p value = 0.0014). Predictors of increased mortality included age, the time of final patient enrolment from 1 January 2020, and the proportion of patients receiving corticosteroids, and reduced duration of ECMO run. Conclusions The mortality rate for patients receiving ECMO for COVID-19-related ARDS has increased as the pandemic has progressed. The reasons for this are likely multifactorial; however, as outcomes for these patients evolve, the decision to initiate ECMO should include the best contextual estimate of mortality at the time of ECMO initiation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13054-022-04011-2.
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- Ryan Ruiyang Ling
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore. .,Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Level 9, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, Singapore, 119228.
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Medical Resource Team, National University of Singapore Libraries, Singapore, Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Critical Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Paediatrics Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore.,Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Centre, National University Hospital, National University Health System, Level 9, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, Singapore, 119228
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane and Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.,Center for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Barrett CD, Moore HB, Moore EE, Benjamin Christie D, Orfanos S, Anez‐Bustillos L, Jhunjhunwala R, Hussain S, Shaefi S, Wang J, Hajizadeh N, Baedorf‐Kassis EN, Al‐Shammaa A, Capers K, Banner‐Goodspeed V, Wright FL, Bull T, Moore PK, Nemec H, Thomas Buchanan J, Nonnemacher C, Rajcooar N, Ramdeo R, Yacoub M, Guevara A, Espinal A, Hattar L, Moraco A, McIntyre R, Talmor DS, Sauaia A, Yaffe MB. MUlticenter STudy of tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) use in COVID‐19 severe respiratory failure (MUST COVID): A retrospective cohort study. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2022; 6:e12669. [PMID: 35341072 PMCID: PMC8935535 DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Few therapies exist to treat severe COVID‐19 respiratory failure once it develops. Given known diffuse pulmonary microthrombi on autopsy studies of COVID‐19 patients, we hypothesized that tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) may improve pulmonary function in COVID‐19 respiratory failure. Methods A multicenter, retrospective, observational study of patients with confirmed COVID‐19 and severe respiratory failure who received systemic tPA (alteplase) was performed. Seventy‐nine adults from seven medical centers were included in the final analysis after institutional review boards' approval; 23 were excluded from analysis because tPA was administered for pulmonary macroembolism or deep venous thrombosis. The primary outcome was improvement in the PaO2/FiO2 ratio from baseline to 48 h after tPA. Linear mixed modeling was used for analysis. Results tPA was associated with significant PaO2/FiO2 improvement at 48 h (estimated paired difference = 23.1 ± 6.7), which was sustained at 72 h (interaction term p < 0.00). tPA administration was also associated with improved National Early Warning Score 2 scores at 24, 48, and 72 h after receiving tPA (interaction term p = 0.00). D‐dimer was significantly elevated immediately after tPA, consistent with lysis of formed clot. Patients with declining respiratory status preceding tPA administration had more marked improvement in PaO2/FiO2 ratios than those who had poor but stable (not declining) respiratory status. There was one intracranial hemorrhage, which occurred within 24 h following tPA administration. Conclusions These data suggest tPA is associated with significant improvement in pulmonary function in severe COVID‐19 respiratory failure, especially in patients whose pulmonary function is in decline, and has an acceptable safety profile in this patient population.
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Acquired Von Willebrand Syndrome and Desmopressin Resistance During Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With COVID-19. Crit Care Med 2022; 50:1246-1255. [PMID: 35234414 PMCID: PMC9275806 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although COVID-19 is associated with high von Willebrand factor (vWF) parameters promoting thrombosis, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vvECMO) is associated with the development of acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS) promoting bleeding. This study was designed to assess both the incidence and severity of AVWS in COVID-19 patients undergoing vvECMO, and the benefit of comprehensive vWF analyses. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING ICU at a tertiary-care center. PATIENTS Twenty-seven consecutive COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring vvECMO. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Comprehensive vWF analyses (including sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) were performed before, during, and after vvECMO. In a subgroup of 12 patients with AVWS, effectiveness of treatment with desmopressin was assessed. The patients' mean age was 53 years (range, 23-73), 70% were male, and all had various comorbidities. Following markedly elevated vwf antigen (vWF: Ag; mean, 546% ( sd , 282]), vWF collagen binding capacity (mean, 469% [ sd , 271]), vWF activity (vWF:A; mean, 383% [ sd , 132]), and factor VIII activity (mean, 302% [ sd , 106]), and only borderline decreases in high-molecular-weight (HMW) vWF multimers before vvECMO, all of these variables decreased and HMW vWF multimers became undetectable within hours following initiation of vvECMO. All variables fully recovered within 3-38 hours after discontinuation of vvECMO. During vvECMO, decreases in the vWF:A/vWF:Ag ratio correlated with absent HMW vWF multimers. Desmopressin did not affect vWF parameters. CONCLUSIONS In patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS, AVWS developed soon after initiation of vvECMO. The vWF:A/vWF:Ag ratio was a suitable screening test for AVWS. As desmopressin was ineffective, bleeding during vvECMO-associated AVWS should preferably be treated with concentrates containing vWF.
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The relationship between COVID-19 infection and intracranial hemorrhage: A systematic review. BRAIN HEMORRHAGES 2021; 2:141-150. [PMID: 34786548 PMCID: PMC8582085 DOI: 10.1016/j.hest.2021.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In addition to the deleterious effects Covid-19 has on the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems, COVID-19 can also result in damage to the nervous system. This review aims to explore current literature on the association between COVID-19 and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). METHODS We conducted a systematic review of PubMed for literature published on COVID-19 and ICH. Ninety-four of 295 screened papers met inclusion criteria. RESULTS The literature addressed incidence and mortality of ICH associated with Covid-19. It also revealed cases of COVID-19 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraparenchymal hemorrhage, subdural hematomas, and hemorrhage secondary to cerebral venous thrombosis and ischemic stroke. ICH during COVID-19 infections was associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for ICH appeared to be therapeutic anticoagulation, ECMO, and mechanical ventilation. Outcomes varied widely, depending on the severity of COVID-19 infection and neurologic injury. CONCLUSION Although treatment for severe Covid-19 infections is often aimed at addressing acute respiratory distress syndrome, vasculopathy, and coagulopathy, neurologic injury can also occur. Evidence-based treatments that improve COVID-19 mortality may also increase risk for developing ICH. Providers should be aware of potential neurologic sequelae of COVID-19, diagnostic methods to rule out other causes of ICH, and treatment regimens.
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Bermea RS, Raz Y, Bermudez C, Shelton KT. Intracranial Hemorrhage in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The Hunt for Modifiable Risk Factors. Crit Care Med 2021; 49:e1042-e1043. [PMID: 34529621 PMCID: PMC10666974 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Rene S Bermea
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Darlington DN. What's New in Shock, August 2021? Shock 2021; 56:155-157. [PMID: 34172610 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Daniel N Darlington
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas
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Akoumianaki E, Jonkman A, Sklar MC, Georgopoulos D, Brochard L. A rational approach on the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe hypoxemia: advanced technology is not a panacea. Ann Intensive Care 2021; 11:107. [PMID: 34250563 PMCID: PMC8273031 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-021-00897-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a helpful intervention in patients with severe refractory hypoxemia either because mechanical ventilation cannot ensure adequate oxygenation or because lung protective ventilation is not feasible. Since ECMO is a highly invasive procedure with several, potentially devastating complications and its implementation is complex and expensive, simpler and less invasive therapeutic options should be first exploited. Low tidal volume and driving pressure ventilation, prone position, neuromuscular blocking agents and individualized ventilation based on transpulmonary pressure measurements have been demonstrated to successfully treat the vast majority of mechanically ventilated patients with severe hypoxemia. Veno-venous ECMO has a place in the small portion of severely hypoxemic patients in whom these strategies fail. A combined analysis of recent ARDS trials revealed that ECMO was used in only 2.15% of patients (n = 145/6736). Nevertheless, ECMO use has sharply increased in the last decade, raising questions regarding its thoughtful use. Such a policy could be harmful both for patients as well as for the ECMO technique itself. This narrative review attempts to describe together the practical approaches that can be offered to the sickest patients before going to ECMO, as well as the rationale and the limitations of ECMO. The benefit and the drawbacks associated with ECMO use along with a direct comparison with less invasive therapeutic strategies will be analyzed.
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- Evangelia Akoumianaki
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Keenan Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. .,Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Hékimian G, Masi P, Lejeune M, Lebreton G, Chommeloux J, Desnos C, Pineton De Chambrun M, Martin-Toutain I, Nieszkowska A, Bréchot N, Schmidt M, Leprince P, Luyt CE, Combes A, Frere C. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Induces Early Alterations in Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Profiles in COVID-19 Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Thromb Haemost 2021; 121:1031-1042. [PMID: 34130315 DOI: 10.1055/a-1529-2257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Hemostatic changes induced by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support have been yet poorly documented in coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) patients who have a baseline complex hypercoagulable state. In this prospective monocentric study of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) rescued by ECMO, we performed longitudinal measurements of coagulation and fibrinolysis markers throughout the course of ECMO support in 20 COVID-19 and 10 non-COVID-19 patients. Blood was sampled before and then 24 hours, 7, and 14 days after ECMO implantation. Clinical outcomes were prospectively assessed until discharge from the intensive care unit or death. The median age of participants was 47 (35-56) years, with a median body mass index of 30 (27-35) kg/m2, and a Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score of 12 (8-16). Baseline levels of von Willebrand factor, fibrinogen, factor VIII, prothrombin F1 + 2, thrombin-antithrombin, D-dimer, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were elevated in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS patients, indicating that endothelial activation, endogenous thrombin generation, and fibrinolysis shutdown occur in all ARDS patients before ECMO implantation. From baseline to day 7, thrombin generation (prothrombin F1 + 2, p < 0.01) and fibrin formation markers (fibrin monomers, p < 0.001) significantly increased, further resulting in significant decreases in platelet count (p < 0.0001) and fibrinogen level (p < 0.001). PAI-1 levels significantly decreased from baseline to day 7 (p < 0.0001) in all ARDS patients. These changes were more marked in COVID-19 patients, resulting in 14 nonfatal and 3 fatal bleeding. Additional studies are warranted to determine whether monitoring of thrombin generation and fibrinolysis markers might help to early predict bleeding complications in COVID-19 patients supported by ECMO.
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- Guillaume Hékimian
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France.,Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, Paris, France.,Department of Hematology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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Ali Usman A, Gutsche J. Essential Topics in the Management of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 35:2552-2555. [PMID: 34088550 PMCID: PMC8105130 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Asad Ali Usman
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Lorusso R, Mueller T. COVID-19 and ECMO: a call for close cooperation and more investigation. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2021; 9:805-807. [PMID: 33887245 PMCID: PMC8055203 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Roberto Lorusso
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht 6202 AZ, Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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