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measures are critical for effectively managing patients on ECMO. Future research is required to compare the application of standardized vs. classical ICU rooms design that utilize ECMO, and correlate with ECMO outcomes and patients’ outcomes, including delirium, length of stay, physical weakness, and post-ICU recovery in addition to the engagement of the aligned healthcare on ECMO patients. Acknowledgements
We acknowledge Prof. Daniel Brodie for revision & discussion of the manuscript. Funding The authors received no funding to complete this research.
Conflicts of interest All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Data availability statement Data available on request.
Author contribution statement
Nada Aljassim( NJ) & Dr. Salman Abdulaziz: conceptualization. NJ wrote the manuscript and designed the picture. All authors contributed to the revision, and read and approved the final version of the manuscript. NJ takes responsibility for the integrity of the work from inception to the published article.
Ethics approval
IRB requested from King Fahad Medical City Research department to conduct a survey.
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