The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is continuing to grow, with 77,542 patients in North America receiving the form of life support in the past five years, according to the ...

Health systems in Minnesota and Nevada are getting more than $30 million in grants to support ECMO programs, which treat patients with severe heart and lung conditions A global philanthropy is ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Life-saving technology gave a 3-day-old baby a second chance at life. His parents are thanking a machine at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola called ECMO for saving their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black patients, patients with Medicaid and patients in low-income areas had decreased odds for ECMO. Median ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — HCA Florida Memorial Hospital has been awarded the Silver Level Center on the Path to Excellence in Life Support Award by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) for ...

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 ...

It’s a machine the size of a breadbox, but it’s making an enormous difference for patients at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center. Now, the center is expanding what’s known as its ...

Researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine are leading a federally-backed project to develop a portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and advanced life-support system device. The ...

YORK, Pa. — WellSpan York Hospital has 10 ECMO machines that officials say have saved nearly 400 lives. "ECMO is the highest form of life support that is currently offered in the world. It can either ...