ROCHESTER – Mayo Clinic doctors here might try to save you from a cardiac arrest by sticking large tubes in your groin. Those tubes, along with wiring and needles, are connected to an extracorporeal ...

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is continuing to grow, with 77,542 patients in North America receiving the form of life support in the past five years, according to the ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, can be a lifesaving technology for patients whose organs have failed. It works, essentially, by performing the functions that a healthy person’s lungs and ...

Health systems in Minnesota and Nevada are getting more than $30 million in grants to support ECMO programs, which treat patients with severe heart and lung conditions A global philanthropy is ...

A new method to resuscitate cardiac arrest patients often proves more effective than CPR, but various implementation hurdles have prevented many hospitals from using it, according to a March 27 ...

There are uncertainties about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. So, it can only be done while more evidence is generated to check if it is safe and clinically effective. This means you ...