Abstract
Case 1: A 65-year-old man with novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) complicated with acute respiratory failure. On admission, the patient was started on favipiravir and corticosteroid. However, due to a lack of significant improvement, he was introduced to mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Although iliopsoas hematoma occurred as a complication, the patient recovered. Case 2: A 49-year-old man with COVID-19 had been started on favipiravir and corticosteroid. Due to progressive respiratory failure, the patient underwent mechanical ventilation and ECMO. The patient recovered without complications. We successfully treated these severe cases with a multimodal combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological supportive therapy.
Keywords: COVID-19; corticosteroid; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; favipiravir; mechanical ventilation.
【저자키워드】 Corticosteroid, COVID-19, mechanical ventilation, Favipiravir, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, 【초록키워드】 Corticosteroid, Coronavirus infection, therapy, Respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation, Favipiravir, Acute respiratory failure, Novel coronavirus, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Patient, Complication, ECMO, membrane, complications, Novel coronavirus infection, Admission, Combination, hematoma, on admission, supportive therapy, Severe case, progressive respiratory failure, pharmacological, lack, occurred, the patient, treated, introduced, with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Corticosteroid, Favipiravir, Extracorporeal,