At the APIC 2024 Annual Conference, presenters from the 1,000-bed, tertiary care, academic medical system reported on how they reduced bloodstream infections in ECMO patients from a rate of 36% in ...

Among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the presence of obesity did not impact mortality after the procedure, according to results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.“This ...

Cardiopulmonary bypass is a procedure surgeons use to perform many open heart surgeries. It involves a machine that substitutes the actions of the heart and lungs. Learn more here.

LivaNova PLC, a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today announced that several of its cardiopulmonary products are now permitted to be used in the U.S. for Extracorporeal ...

MADISON, Wis. — UW Health says ECMO technology to treat cardiac arrest will now be available for children as young as 13. The health care provider is partnering with first responder agencies in ...

There were 325 ECMO procedures performed in Maryland during 2020 and 162 during the first two quarters of 2021, according to data from the Maryland Health Care Commission.

ECMO has shown promising results to help heal a COVID-19 patient's lungs, ... Integris Baptist Medical Center sent News 9 this statement on their ECMO procedures: ...

It was the longest hour of our lives."The ECMO procedure was a success. Matteo’s oxygen saturation was back at 100%. Matteo was on ECMO for nine days."His little body was hooked up to so many ...

This savings occurred among newborns who did not need to be transferred to another hospital for ECMO treatment. Much of the cost savings stems from the avoidance of ECMO, a costly surgical procedure.