The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is continuing to grow, with 77,542 patients in North America receiving the form of life support in the past five years, according to the ...

For critical COVID patients, ECMO is a risky last-ditch treatment where a machine does the work of the heart and the lungs. But only half of COVID patients who are put on ECMO survive, a statistic ...

Doctors in Arizona doubted that Dr. Karl Viddal was going to make it. The ventilator was running at its highest setting and still wasn't enough for his lungs. Doctors in Arizona doubted that Dr. Karl ...

Thanks to a COVID therapy reserved for only the worst lung injuries, he pulled through and can spend the holidays with his family.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas now has two state of the art life-saving machines. Baptist Hospital has two extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines. ECMO is a life support system used ...

Gino Marcantonio has two things to be thankful for that helped save his life when he collapsed from a heart attack on Jan. 21 in his mother’s house. One is technology: Hartford Hospital’s ECMO on the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Providence St. Patrick Hospital's new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine improves care for patients in critical need. The machine takes blood from the patient, ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

Last October, the Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article that delved into the ethical considerations for hospitals due to the ever-improving outcomes being seen with Extracorporeal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The ECMO system can get in the way of cell therapy delivery. Consecutive Intrabronchial Administration may be an ...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be defined as the emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients in cardiac arrest for whom conventional CPR has failed.

Sterling Sinema is alive today because of quick actions taken by his wife and a diverse group of medical personnel — and a pioneering program to get rapid aid to victims of cardiac arrest. Headed for ...