Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during COVID-19 pandemic: case series.

Unlabelled: The course of COVID-19 with an incidence of 15-42% can be complicated by the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The mortality rate with severe forms exceeds 60%, which sometimes requires extracorporeal methods of life support.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the therapeutic efficacy of V-V ECMO in patients with ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2.