As the world learned about Covid-19, the application of ECMO also evolved as health systems in the United States had some time to prepare. We report our initial experience using extracorporeal support for Covid-19 patients with the resource challenges that attend a worldwide pandemic.
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), including Mycobacterium chimaera, aerosolized from heater-coolers has been shown responsible for infections in cardiac surgery patients (44:19 minutes).