Paediatric medical consultant in Dubai raises awareness about life-saving ECMO technology in healthcare community.

Jenna Gresko, a local nurse, learned what it's like to be a patient when a rare condition nearly claimed her life after giving birth to her first child. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New ...

ECMO has come a long way since its inception in the 1970s. ... The ongoing nursing shortage facilitates high turnover rates since nurses know they won’t have difficulties finding new jobs.

Using 2016 to 2021 data from the National Inpatient Sample, Gallegos-Koyner and colleagues evaluated 5,680 adults who underwent ECMO for COVID-19 pneumonia (mean age, 46 years; 71.4% men; 16.8% ...

Survivors of ECMO life support had a 24 percent higher rate of new mental health diagnoses after discharge compared to other ICU survivors, according to a new study. Skip to main content.

The ECMO cases studied came from 235 hospitals, and researchers found a greater proportion of non-safety-net hospitals (SNHs) vs. SNHs with ECMO capabilities (32% vs. 20%).

According to WellSpan Health, before the pandemic, around 30 patients a year received ECMO treatment at WellSpan York Hospital, but that more than tripled in 2021 to over 100 patients.