The 60-day mortality rate did not differ in a randomized trial comparing a strategy of routine extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to conventional therapy with rescue ECMO as needed in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A lower rate of death was observed among ICU patients with vs. without obesity on extracorporeal membrane ...

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 ...

ECMO life support can be used when coronavirus patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome respond poorly to mechanical ventilation. Seriously ill coronavirus patients placed on extracorporeal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, 44.2% in prone position and 44% in supine position ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For patients with refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 infections, ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is usually a last resort strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but for cases from COVID-19 should it come sooner? Starting awake ECMO ...

A National Institutes of Health-supported study suggests that adults with obesity may benefit from the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), an advanced form of breathing support, when in ...

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.

CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit ...