key: cord-0809651-n9468tul authors: Yin, Charles; Muller Moran, Hellmuth R.; Arora, Rakesh C. title: Commentary: In it for the long haul: post-hospital recovery after VV-ECMO for COVID-19 ARDS date: 2021-12-18 journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.024 sha: 64f772ce1d2982df95fe5f15f7f0af0808eee248 doc_id: 809651 cord_uid: n9468tul nan should be an alert to the ICU team not to lose sight of the "long game" and that adherence to best 92 J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f practices of ICU liberation/rehabilitation are as important now as ever to provide opportunity for 93 optimal recovery. As providers, we must recognize that these patients will have ongoing medical 94 needs that may extend far beyond their initial ICU and hospital admission. Truly, as far as 95 COVID-19 ARDS is concerned, we must prepare to be in it for the long haul. 96 97 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: updated 2021 guidelines from the 102 Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Extracorporeal 105 membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-106 19: a retrospective cohort study Extracorporeal 109 membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: evolving outcomes from the international Extracorporeal 110 Life Support Organization Registry Early post-hospitalization 113 recovery after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in survivors of COVID-19 Improving 117 long-term outcomes after discharge from intensive care unit: report from a stakeholders' 118 meeting