Abstract

Early adoption of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the management of refractory respiratory and cardiopulmonary failure associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a growing use of this highly technical modality. The prothrombotic state associated with severe COVID-19 presents unique challenges to management. In the setting of ECMO, characterized by large-cannula instrumentation, patients with both arterial and venous thrombosis may be recalcitrant to traditional anticoagulation therapy requiring expertise of vascular subspecialists for diagnosis and management.

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