Dr Kruit said the ECMO is the biggest advancement in cardiac arrest management since the defibrillator. The machines have existed since the 1970s but were only used in clinical settings like ...

The new extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, the world's smallest and lightest of its kind, is leaps and bounds ahead in terms of portability and durability over current models ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital and National Taiwan University Hospital are pioneering the use of portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices for patients suffering from ...

ECMO is a temporary mechanical support system that handles the function of the heart and/or lungs in patients with a variety of cardiac and respiratory problems. ECMO uses a pump that attaches with ...

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[32–34] This is especially so for in patients supported with ECMO for cardiac indications. Although the reasons for improved outcomes were not investigated in these reports, it is clear that ...