Increased Intracranial Hemorrhage Amid Elevated Inflammatory Markers in those with COVID-19 Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Autor: Christian A. Bermudez, Federico Sertic, Jonah Rubin, Masaki Funamoto, Thomas Richards, Jerome C. Crowley, Molly Wolf, Salim E. Olia, Yuval Raz, Rene S Bermea, Kenneth Shelton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Shock
ISSN: 1073-2322
DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001730
Popis: COVID-19-related coagulopathy is a known complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection and can lead to intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), one of the most feared complications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We sought to evaluate the incidence and etiology of ICH in patients with COVID-19 requiring ECMO. Patients at two academic medical centers with COVID-19 who required venovenous-ECMO support for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were evaluated retrospectively. During the study period, 33 patients required ECMO support; 16 (48.5%) were discharged alive, 13 died (39.4%), and 4 (12.1%) had ongoing care. Eleven patients had ICH (33.3%). All ICH events occurred in patients who received intravenous anticoagulation. The ICH group had higher C-reactive protein (p = 0.04), and procalcitonin levels (p = 0.02), and IL-6 levels (p = 0.05), lower blood pH before and after ECMO (p 
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