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. 2020 Jun 10;125(3):e282–e283. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.06.008

Table 1.

Advisory inclusion and exclusion criteria for respiratory ECMO support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inclusion criteria:
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    Potentially reversible severe respiratory failure

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    Murray lung injury score7 ≥3

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    Failed trial of ventilation in prone positioning ≥6 h (unless contraindicated)

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    Failed high PEEP ventilation strategy ≥6 h (unless contraindicated)

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    Clinical Frailty Scale5 ≤3

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    If RESP score6 ≤3 ECMO should be considered only after agreement across at least two centres

Exclusion criteria:
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    Refractory multiorgan failure

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; RESP, respiratory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survival prediction.