Correlation between obesity, age and mortality for COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Asian J Surg. 2023 Jul;46(7):2915-2916. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

Authors

Shye-Jao Wu¹, Ya-Fen Fan², Chen-Yen Chien³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; MacKay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: cvs.4253@mmh.org.tw.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; MacKay Medical College, New Taipei, Taiwan.

No abstract available

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

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Obesity / complications
Obesity / therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome* / therapy