Appraising the Real-Life Need for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The article discusses the study "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19-Associated Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Chile: A Nationwide Incidence and Cohort Study" by R. A. Diaz, J. Graf, C. Ruiz and colleagues, that was published within the issue. Topics covered include prevalence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), mortality rate, and median duration of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay.