To describe the use of double-lumen venovenous (VVDL) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) with cephalic draining cannula (VVDL+V) as a primary approach for all neonatal respiratory diagnoses ...

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 ...

While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it? By Sheri Fink During a surge of coronavirus ...

Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was associated with a modestly increased risk of new mental health diagnoses in patients treated for critical illness in an intensive care unit (ICU), ...

For critical COVID patients, ECMO is a risky last-ditch treatment where a machine does the work of the heart and the lungs. But only half of COVID patients who are put on ECMO survive, a statistic ...

University of Tennessee Medical Center staffers are saving the lives of East Tennesseans fighting COVID-19 through a new treatment that's in very high demand. Nearly a year after the pandemic made its ...

A newborn who could not breathe properly due to a congenital lung malformation was successfully operated on while connected ...

PEOPLE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE IN EASTERN IOWA NOW HAVE ONE OF THE BEST OPTIONS AVAILABLE. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S AIR HELICOPTER TRANSPORT IS NOW OFFERING WHAT’S CALLED EXTRACORPOREAL ...

ECMO machines became a last-ditch treatment for COVID. But only half of the patients who got ECMO survived, raising questions about whether this expensive and hard to access treatment is worth it. For ...