HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford Hospital is one of a few centers using ECMO, a leading-edge, life-saving treatment method for patients with respiratory and cardiac failure. Dr. Jason Gluck, director ...

You may think of ventilators as the last line of defense for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. But that’s not always the case. Next-level life support exists for some of the sickest ...

Did you know? Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) means an artificial life support for the heart and lungs of those patients whose organs are too weak to function, giving them a second chance ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method of providing heart and lung support to patients, usually following a heart attack, when the heart is no longer capable of pumping blood around ...

Natalya Manhertz, once a thriving teen athlete, defied death through ECMO support after a rare infection led to sepsis, costing her limbs.

TOLEDO, Ohio — St. Vincent Medical Center has used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to help a patient recover from a severe case of COVID-19. According to the medical center, after spending ...

In a perfect world, a patient suffering from cardiac arrest could get help for their heart without rushing into emergency surgery during an attack. Or someone in critical need of a life-saving lung or ...

ECMO works by using tubes and pumps to circulate and oxygenate the blood outside the body. The therapy takes over for the heart and lungs, allowing them time to recover. James Perkinson, a 28-year-old ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – You wouldn’t think you could live when both your heart and lungs are failing, but there is technology that makes it possible, and the first and only program of its kind in Central ...

Only six hospitals in San Diego County have the ability to place patients on ECMO support, according to the National Institute of Health.

Ocean Grove man Glyn Davison has defied death multiple times after a Christmas Eve crash revealed severe heart failure that led to lifesaving ECMO treatment. The 64-year-old was experiencing massive ...