Respiratory and survival outcomes in the year after receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe COVID-19 were excellent in a highly selected group treated at one New York City ...

To describe the use of double-lumen venovenous (VVDL) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with cephalic draining cannula (VVDL+V) as a primary approach for all neonatal respiratory diagnoses ...

Many extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients experienced long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, or functional impairment, a meta-analysis found. Fully 41% of ECMO ...

A notable proportion of patients receiving veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute respiratory failure developed acute kidney injury (AKI), likely due to the greater severity ...

ECMO is a life support system that can temporarily take over the work of the heart and lungs, providing the body with oxygen. It can allow the heart and lungs time to rest and heal. A person may ...

Patients with severe COVID-19 who require venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support can, if carefully selected and managed, obtain “exceptional survival” approaching 87% at 1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A high effort to eliminate carbon dioxide was linked to a greater likelihood of failing to wean from venovenous ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Applications will be reviewed by a panel of ECMO physicians and promising candidates will be invited for interviews (to be conducted virtually again this year). Be familiar with both the standard ECMO ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique used when both a person’s heart and lungs are in a life-threatening situation. It is an external aid through which the affected person’s blood ...