Tehran University of Medical Sciences Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care 2423-5849 8 1 2022 01 03 89 90 EN Ali Jabbari Ischemic Disorders Research Center of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. & Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Golestan University of Medical sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Seyed Said Hoseini Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Iran. Alireza Jahangirifard Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and lung Disease, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ayesheh Enayati Ischemic Disorders Research Center of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. Vahid khori Ischemic Disorders Research Center of Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. 2021 08 19 2021 08 31 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a kind of extracorporeal life support for prolonged hemodynamic and respiratory Assist to persons whose cardio vascular and respiratory system are unable to support basic metabolic needs of the body. ECMO re­mains an option for the treatment of patients with refractory hypoxemia in SARS-CoV-2 disease despite advanced cardiopulmonary support. It is very sophisticated intensive procedure and dependent to the operator skills and experience, but could be a life-saving treatment. This method of treatment could not be suggested as a solution, but since this strategy is the only way left to prevent on witness patient death so, it is still noticeable as a rescue therapy. https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/394