Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine in a ICU patient in Santa Cruz
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While I’ve yet to find the official release, it is being widely reported this morning that the Centre Hospitalier Regionale et Universitaire de Lille has announced the condition of their second novel coronavirus patient has deteriorated since our last update (see France: Both Coronavirus Patients Remain In `Poor’ Condition) and he has now been placed on ECMO.
This from AFP.
Coronavirus: the health of the French second patient deteriorated
(AFP)
LILLE - The health of the roommate of the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus in France deteriorated Wednesday, Thursday announced the Lille University Hospital where both hospitalized patients.
"The health status of the second patient deteriorated in the last day. He was placed on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) to take over from his lung function," said the University Hospital in a statement
"His condition has stabilized but remains a serious concern," the statement said.
France’s index case, a 65-year-old man who had recently traveled to the UAE, was hospitalized on April 23rd, and was placed on ECMO support on May 8th.
Both cases illustrate just how devastatingly virulent this infection can be. Of 40 known cases, 20 have died, and many of the survivors have required significant and prolonged medical intervention.
For more on ECMO, and how it has been used for severe respiratory disease, you may wish to revisit.
JAMA: H1N1, ECMO, and Survivability
The ECMO Option
