J Intensive Care. 2020 Apr 7;8:24. doi: 10.1186/s40560-020-00440-9. eCollection 2020.
Recently, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started spreading in Japan. Therefore, the number of patients with severe COVID-19 requiring extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) is expected to increase. A working group has been formed to provide telephone consultation services for cases with severe respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 in Japan. During the first 13 days of the service, there were 12 consultations. For each consultation, we advised the patient on the initiation of ECMO and arranged transportation for patients with ECMO. Based on experience from the H1N1 influenza pandemic, transporting patients to experienced facilities is essential to obtain better outcomes.
最近,2019年新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)开始在日本传播。因此,预计需要体外膜肺氧合(ECMO)的重症COVID-19患者数量将会增加。日本已成立一个工作组,为COVID-19导致的严重呼吸衰竭病例提供电话咨询服务。在服务的前13天里,有12次咨询。对于每次咨询,我们都就启动ECMO事宜为患者提供建议,并为需要使用ECMO的患者安排转运。根据甲型H1N1流感大流行的经验,将患者转运至经验丰富的机构对于获得更好的治疗效果至关重要。