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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Hospitals are leveraging every resource available to help save lives during the pandemic. One of those tools is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). ECMO machines are ...

Severely ill COVID-19 patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) had similar survival to hospital discharge and long-term outcomes as survivors treated with mechanical ...

Early application of prone positioning did not help patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -- mostly from COVID -- get off venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

ECMO is the highest level of life support — beyond a ventilator, which pumps oxygen via a tube through the windpipe into the lungs. Instead, the ECMO process basically functions as a heart and lungs ...

For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment with baricitinib reduced mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19 receiving invasive ...

Registry data reaffirmed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a reasonable strategy for COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory problems, with most survivors discharged home and several ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality among those undergoing mechanical ventilation was more likely with obesity vs. a normal BMI. The group ...

It's been a long road for Autumn Carver, but after a little over three months, the Indiana mom is finally headed home! On Wednesday, 35-year-old Autumn — who has battled COVID-19 side effects for ...

Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, she teared up as streamers and confetti rained down on her. Nurses ...