TY - JOUR AU - Abe, Ryuzo AU - Bunya, Naofumi AU - Endo, Tomoyuki AU - Fujino, Yuji AU - Fujita, Kensuke AU - Fujizuka, Kenji AU - Hagiwara, Yoshihiro AU - Hamaguchi, Jun AU - Hara, Yoshitaka AU - Hashiba, Eiji AU - Hashimoto, Satoru AU - Hattori, Noriyuki AU - Hoshino, Kota AU - Ijuin, Shinichi AU - Ikeyama, Takanari AU - Ichiba, Shingo AU - Iwanaga, Wataru AU - Iwashita, Yoshiaki AU - Kanamoto, Masafumi AU - Kaneko, Hitoshi AU - Kawamae, Kaneyuki AU - Kotani, Toru AU - Koyama, Yasuaki AU - Liu, Keibun AU - Masuno, Tomohiko AU - Morimura, Naoto AU - Nakamura, Tomoyuki AU - Nakane, Masaki AU - Nasu, Michitaka AU - Nishida, Osamu AU - Nishimura, Masaji AU - Ochiai, Kanae AU - Ogura, Takayuki AU - Ohshimo, Shinichiro AU - Oyama, Keisuke AU - Sasaki, Junichi AU - Seo, Ryutaro AU - Shimazu, Takeshi AU - Shime, Nobuaki AU - Shimizu, Keiki AU - Suzuki, Hiroyuki AU - Takauji, Shuhei AU - Takeda, Shinhiro AU - Takeuchi, Ichiro AU - Takita, Mumon AU - Taniguchi, Hayato AU - Shime, Nobuaki AU - Japan ECMOnet for COVID-19 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/15 TI - Save the ICU and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic JO - Journal of Intensive Care SP - 40 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Appropriate critical care delivery for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a cornerstone in saving lives. Earlier publications worldwide demonstrate higher mortality among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units during “surges” in the number of cases. In contrast, lower mortality outcomes are evident in Japan using CRISIS [CRoss Icu Searchable Information System] data by the national registry, Japan ECMOnet for COVID-19. This highlights the need for scientific analysis of the medical factors contributing to high survival rates and social factors associated with low case “surges,” to gain insight into protective strategies for possible coming waves in the COVID-19 pandemic. SN - 2052-0492 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-020-00456-1 DO - 10.1186/s40560-020-00456-1 ID - Abe2020 ER -