Purpose: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in an influx of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, some receiving venovenous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The benefits of early mobility while undergoing ECMO have been previously documented. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented physical therapists with novel challenges, balancing the risk of a widespread shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) with the benefits of early mobility for patients on ECMO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLu-DOTATATE is a radiolabeled somatostatin analog that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of somatostatin receptor-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in adults.
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