Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

The ECMO heart and lung machine boosts survival among pregnant women with severe PAH, according to a case series and ...

Advanced life support like extracorporeal membrane oxygenation takes over the functions of the heart and lungs for critically ...

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be defined as the emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients in cardiac arrest for whom conventional CPR has failed.