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 ...
TriHealth’s program is "one of a handful in the region" now using ECMO, and getting a patient onto the machine fast can mean the difference between life and death, TriHealth cardiothoracic surgeon Dr.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using extracorporeal life support early did not reduce death risk at 30 days in patients with MI and cardiogenic ...
The immediate use of veno-arterial mechanical circulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices to support adults with rapidly deteriorating or severe cardiogenic shock was feasible but ...
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly used in the treatment of infarct-related cardiogenic shock despite a lack of evidence regarding its effect on mortality. In this multicenter trial, ...
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be used as an option to manage in-hospital and out-of-hospital refractory cardiac ...