Preparing for the Most Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 The Potential Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

This Viewpoint discusses the potential role of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) in the management of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and cautions about the risk of overuse and the shortage of ECMO capability given the numbers of people infected if the technology is not appropriately utilized.