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cord-319101-2vdd10mu	Abrams, Darryl	ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic: when is it unjustified?	2020-08-17		.txt	text/plain	1185	59	49	Intensive care units (ICUs) overwhelmed by critically ill patients may create non-conventional ICU spaces and even consider triaging invasive mechanical ventilation to those most likely to benefit [2] . The use of ECMO taxes many resources, but none more so than staffing-increased nursing ratios, need for ECMO specialists, disproportionate medical provider time, not to mention other staff, such as respiratory or physical therapists, who would be needed elsewhere for the care of other patients [9] . During non-pandemic times, in hospitals or regions with sufficient staffing reserves and provider availability, it may be understandable why clinicians might attempt ECMO in a candidate with a low, but acceptable, probability of benefit (e.g., a post-partum patient with refractory shock in multisystem organ failure). Position paper for the organization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation programs for acute respiratory failure in adult patients	./cache/cord-319101-2vdd10mu.txt	./txt/cord-319101-2vdd10mu.txt