ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic: moving from rescue therapy to more reasonable indications

Christian Karagiannidis, Thomas Bein, Tobias Welte

Source: Eur Respir J, 59 (2) 2103262; 10.1183/13993003.03262-2021
Journal Issue: February

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