Healio

Researchers identify transfusion threshold that confers lower mortality risk in VV ECMO

Packed red blood cell transfusion improved survival among adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation when using a hemoglobin threshold of less ...
MedPage Today

Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMO

Early application of prone positioning did not help patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -- mostly from COVID -- get off venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...
MedPage Today

'Exceptional' ECMO Outcomes in COVID-19 Reflect Early Choices

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Lane Report

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center earns prestigious national ECMO award

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center (EMRMC) has been designated a Silver Level Center on the Pathway to Excellence in ...
Medscape

Severe AKI Tied to Reduced Survival in Patients on ECMO

A notable proportion of patients receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute respiratory failure developed acute kidney injury (AKI), likely due to the greater severity ...
Healio

Researchers identify clinical variable that predicts ability to wean from ECMO

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A high effort to eliminate carbon dioxide was linked to a greater likelihood of failing to wean from venovenous ...
Mint

ECMO treatment leads to 'exceptional' lung recovery in severe Covid cases: Study

Patients with severe Covid-19, if treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), may see a major improvement in lung recovery, making their return to normal lives much faster, a study, ...
Nature

Successful primary use of VVDL+V ECMO with cephalic drain in neonatal respiratory failure

To describe the use of double-lumen venovenous (VVDL) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with cephalic draining cannula (VVDL+V) as a primary approach for all neonatal respiratory diagnoses ...
TheHealthSite

ECMO for COVID Patients Who Do Not Respond To Mechanical Ventilation: What is it and How it works

The pneumonia presented with the novel coronavirus disease 2019 can lead to severe respiratory failure with profound hypoxemia that requires endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation.
Science Daily

ECMO may offer sickest COVID patients chance for 'exceptional survival', study finds

Some patients with severe COVID-19 who are treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may experience significant lung recovery and return to normal lives with 'meaningful' long-term ...
Medical News Today

What to know about extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

ECMO is a life support system that can temporarily take over the work of the heart and lungs, providing the body with oxygen. It can allow the heart and lungs time to rest and heal. A person may ...