(CNN) — For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by ...

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 ...

The newly issued patent protects safety-focused design innovations intended to improve the reliability and consistency of blood flow control in extracorporeal circuits, with particular relevance for ...

A randomized trial using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices to treat people with cardiogenic shock found that those who received immediate ECMO had comparable outcomes to those who ...

Socioeconomic disparities made certain groups on mechanical ventilation less likely to receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in the years before the pandemic, a Nationwide ...

COVID-19 has caused more than 2 million deaths worldwide since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in March 2020. Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently experience respiratory ...

ECMO works by using tubes and pumps to circulate and oxygenate the blood outside the body. The therapy takes over for the heart and lungs, allowing them time to recover. James Perkinson, a 28-year-old ...

For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by researchers ...