HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford Hospital is one of a few centers using ECMO, a leading-edge, life-saving treatment method for patients with respiratory and cardiac failure. Dr. Jason Gluck, director ...
You may think of ventilators as the last line of defense for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. But that’s not always the case. Next-level life support exists for some of the sickest ...
Only six hospitals in San Diego County have the ability to place patients on ECMO support, according to the National Institute of Health.
ORLANDO, Fla. – You wouldn’t think you could live when both your heart and lungs are failing, but there is technology that makes it possible, and the first and only program of its kind in Central ...
ECMO Program Coordinator Erin Lomas explains how the ECMO works, who it can save and the future of the technology. Sponsored by Providence Swedish.