Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a treatment that adds oxygen to your blood and pumps it through your body. Learn how it works, when you might need it, and what to expect.

To perform ECMO, a surgeon will insert tubes, or cannulas, into the veins and arteries that lead directly to the heart. A surgeon may insert the tubes through the chest or side of the neck.

Lastly, in an effort to see if survival following transplantation changes based on when a patient was listed for transplant in relation to ECMO cannulation, researchers evaluated the 10 patients ...

Overall, this equated to 2.25 ECMO cases per 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, and 16.1 ECMO cases per 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations requiring mechanical ventilation.

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ECMO was associated with higher odds of inpatient mortality in COVID-19 patients (OR 1.428, 95% CI 1.303-1.566), but lower odds in non-COVID patients (OR 0.839, 95% CI 0.739-0.953), according to a ...

In a notable development, in April 2020, LivaNova plc received a CE mark for their Bi-Flow Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) cannula, which is specifically designed for ECMO treatments. This ...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) bypasses the heart and lungs of critically ill people. Learn how it works, how long it's used, and what to expect.

ECMO involves insertion of large cannulas or tubes into the patient, often near the groin, so blood can be pumped out of the body, reoxygenated, and pumped back in. ECMO patients are prone to ...