Successful management of COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with 1-year follow-up: A case report

Ko-Wei Chang; Kuang-Tso Lee; Yu-Lun Lo; Han-Chung Hu; Cheng-Ta Yang; Shu-Min Lin

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01281

Successful management of COVID-19 induced acute respiratory distress syndrome by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with 1-year follow-up: A case report

IDCases. 2021:26:e01281. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01281. Epub 2021 Sep 3.

Authors

Ko-Wei Chang¹, Kuang-Tso Lee², Yu-Lun Lo^{1

3}, Han-Chung Hu^{1

3}, Cheng-Ta Yang^{1

3}, Shu-Min Lin^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
² Department of Cardiovascular, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (referred to as COVID-19) has infected millions of people throughout the world. This paper reports on a case of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in which the patient was administered extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to deal with refractory hypoxia. The patient recovered from ARDS following ECMO treatment. In 1-year follow-up, the muscle weakness persisted, and the pulmonary vital capacity recovered sooner than diffusion capacity.

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

Case Reports