Table 1.

Main potential complications occurring in COVID-19 patients treated with ECMO

Potential complication sites	Main clinical and radiological findings
Chest	Pulmonary embolism
	Pneumothorax
	Pneumomediastinum
	Pulmonary opacities
	Pulmonary cavitation
	Pleural effusion
Brain	Hemorrhage
	Cerebral edema
	Meningoencephalitis
	Encephalopathy
	Encephalomyelitis
Vascular	Venous thrombosis
	Bleeding
	Vessel wall dissection
	Pseudoaneurysm
	Limb ischemia
Abdomen	Pancreatitis
	Mesenteric ischemia
	Colitis
	Terminal ileitis
	Diverticulitis
	Acute renal failure