Patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and shock are often put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support before heading to the catheterization laboratory. But the practice, done ...

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 ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Brooke Army Medical Center has received national recognition for its lifesaving heart-lung bypass program. BAMC's adult extracorporeal membrane ...

Many extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients experienced long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, or functional impairment, a meta-analysis found. Fully 41% of ECMO ...

The UAB Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program aims to staff multiple patients in need of ECMO treatment in a dedicated section of the cardiothoracic ICU with full support of an ECMO ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute heart failure in adults can be used after heart surgery to assist in the transition from cardiopulmonary bypass to ventilation. It can also be used ...

An ECMO device pumps blood into the brain and vital organs to keep patients alive while doctors can address a cardiac arrest. NSW Health says the device can increase survival rates from less than five ...

Some private hospitals have put Covid-19 patients with severe breathing difficulties — who do not improve on ventilator — on ECMO, but the results have been less than encouraging. A file picture of a ...

The spike in the number of critical COVID patients has shot up the demand for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) procedure in Hyderabad, which is offered only at top corporate hospitals.

Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is seen speaking to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on March 26, 2020. (Mainichi/Masahiro Kawata) TOKYO -- Extracorporeal ...