Experience of Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Pregnant Woman With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by the SARSCoV-2 Virus

Abstract

Pregnant women occupy a special place in the incidence structure of the new coronavirus infection COVID -19. Taking into account the likelihood of a more severe course of acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) in this group, it is worth remembering the possibility of timely use of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (IV ECMO) in order to correct life-threatening hypoxia. At the Lapino Clinical Hospital, a cesarean section was successfully performed in a 37-year-old female patient at 20–21 weeks of gestation against the background of IV ECMO with further decannulation and discharge from the hospital.

Keywords

• viral pneumonia
• acute respiratory distress syndrome
• novel coronavirus infection
• veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• pregnancy