In a perfect world, a patient suffering from cardiac arrest could get help for their heart without rushing into emergency surgery during an attack. Or someone in critical need of a life-saving lung or ...

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, accompanied by mechanical CPR, in patients with massive myocardial infarctions can lead to unexpected survival. ECMO is an advanced technology that ...

Survival and neurological outcomes for patients in cardiac arrest can be improved by adding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a study shows. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protocol with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-facilitated resuscitation improved survival in patients with ...

Extreme hyperoxia was associated with less favorable short-term neurologic outcomes in patients who underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) ...

A four-month-old, who had suffered a cardiac arrest, was saved by extra-corporeal CPR (ECPR), a method of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using the ECMO machine, at a private hospital. The child ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 20: In a remarkable feat of medical precision, Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet has saved the life of a 62-year-old man through an advanced cardiac procedure involving ECMO ...

More heart patients could be saved thanks to a new type of “advanced” CPR which involves hooking up patients to an artificial lung machine. People who suffer cardiac arrest – when the heart stops ...

Nobody expects to experience sudden cardiac arrest and the possibility of brain injury — especially an active young mother with a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, 359,400 Americans experienced out-of ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - March 9, 2013 - The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), accompanied by mechanical CPR, in patients with massive myocardial infarctions can lead to unexpected survival.

A new study shows that survival and neurological outcomes for patients in cardiac arrest can be improved by adding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) when performing cardiopulmonary ...