Clinical Case Reports (Sep 2021)

Successful treatment of COVID‐19‐related acute respiratory distress syndrome with a rare blood type: A case report

  • Hiroyuki Yamada,
  • Shigeru Ohtsuru,
  • Mika Nagatomo,
  • Yohei Korogi,
  • Ken Shinozuka,
  • Naoya Tanabe,
  • Shinichi Kai,
  • Takeshi Matsubara,
  • Isao Ito,
  • Masahiro Ihara,
  • Tomoharu Tanaka,
  • Genta Kato,
  • Miki Nagao,
  • Hiroshi Date

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4859
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 9
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is indispensable for critically severe COVID‐19 patients. However, it would be inapplicable to patients with a rare blood type or blood transfusion refusal. In that case, severely conservative fluid management with the sacrifice of renal functions and hydrocortisone therapy should be considered for better oxygenation.

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