Special considerations and pitfalls for intracerebral bleeding followed COVID-19 case treated by ECMO

Wael Osman Amer; Hussein Awad El Gharieb; Zakaria Ahmed; Hossam Ibrahim; Ahmed Alanazi; Mostafa Meshref

Brain Hemorrhages (Feb 2024)

Special considerations and pitfalls for intracerebral bleeding followed COVID-19 case treated by ECMO

Wael Osman Amer,
Hussein Awad El Gharieb,
Zakaria Ahmed,
Hossam Ibrahim,
Ahmed Alanazi,
Mostafa Meshref

Affiliations

Wael Osman Amer: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Professor of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Hussein Awad El Gharieb: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Professor of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Zakaria Ahmed: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Professor of Neurology, Faculty Of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Hossam Ibrahim: King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Alanazi: Training Internal Medicine Resident, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Mostafa Meshref: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt; Corresponding author at: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Mokattum City, Cairo 11571, Egypt (M. Meshref).

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 50 – 51

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COVID-19, or coronavirus infection, is an acute respiratory illness caused by the corona virus that can develop into a life-threatening form of ARDS. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a highly effective treatment for life-threatening instances. One of the many complications associated with ECMO was bleeding. COVID patients are at risk for intracerebral bleeding due to several factors, including the drug's action on ACE2 receptors, leading to hypertension, as well as hypercoagulability, dysregulated immune response, DIC, and the use of anticoagulants.

Published in Brain Hemorrhages

ISSN: 2589-238X (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Science: Physiology: Neurophysiology and neuropsychology
Website: https://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/brain-hemorrhages/

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