Luis Gisli Rabelo, Sigurdur Ingi Magnusson, Carlos Magnus Rabelo, Bryndis Sigurdardottir, Inga Lara Ingvarsdottir, Tomas Gudbjartsson
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[Severe respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) - two case reports].
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) therapy can be indicated as a last resort treatment in severe respiratory failure. It is a complex and resource demanding treatment that can pose challenges, particularly during a pandemic such as COVID-19. We report two cases of previously healthy, middle-aged men who suffered severe respiratory failure following COVID-19 pneumonia. Both patients required VV-ECMO therapy at a low-volume, geographically isolated center in Iceland, a country of 400,000 inhabitants. They recovered well after the VV-ECMO treatment and returned to full-time work approximately one year later.
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Læknablaðið er fræðirit sem birtir vísinda og yfirlitsgreinar og annað efni sem byggir á rannsóknum innan læknisfræði eða skyldra greina. Læknablaðið er gefið út af Læknafélagi Íslands. Blaðið er sent til allra félagsmanna. Það var fyrst gefið út árið 1904 en hefur komið samfellt út frá árinu 1915. Blaðið kemur út 11 sinnum á ári og er prentað í 2000 eintökum. Allt efni Læknablaðsins frá árinu 2000 er aðgengilegt á heimasíðu blaðsins á laeknabladid.is og er aðgangur endurgjaldslaus og öllum opinn.