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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Venovenous ECMO and Its Use In Pregnancy Due to COVID-19

Yang Gu, MD
Ravie Abozaid, MD
Kunal Panda, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Rochester, N.Y.
The authors reported no relevant financial disclosures.

This review highlights the unique use of VV ECMO as a rescue tool in pregnant patients with severe COVID-19–related ARDS who have failed conventional management.

Introduction

As of the summer of 2022, the CDC reported that more than 1 million people had died as a