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 ...

In a recent study published in ASAIO Journal, researchers comparatively assessed mortality rates among CARDS [coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome] patients on ECMO ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, James Perkinson's voice is raspy. In late February, he'd just been taken off ECMO, where the blood is piped outside ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asthma exacerbations with respiratory failure receiving ECMO vs. usual care had reduced mortality.

HONOLULU -- In hindsight, researchers saw more limitations to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and proning, therapies initially touted as helpful for COVID patients in intensive care.

COVID-19 case numbers are steadily declining in Tokyo and other major urban centers this month, suggesting the fifth and largest wave of infections yet is finally ebbing.

When 19-year-old Diego Caballero walked back into University Medical Center of El Paso, it was more than a visit. It was a ...

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