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36822. [edit on Wikidata] Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is a form of extracorporeal life support, providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of oxygen, gas exchange or blood supply (perfusion) to sustain life. The technology for ECMO is largely ...
cardiology, cardiovascular-Surgery. [ edit on Wikidata] Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (commonly known as ECPR) is a method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that passes the patient's blood through a machine in a process to oxygenate the blood supply. A portable extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device is used as an ...
Institutions. University of Michigan Medical School. Robert Bartlett (born May 8, 1939) is an American physician and medical researcher who is credited with developing a lifesaving heart-lung technology known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). He is an emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School.
An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, also called extracorporeal life support, takes over the function of your heart and lungs. This machine: pumps your blood for you. removes ...
ECMO treatment doesn’t cure disease or injury. It’s a tool to help support your body as your health care team tries to fix the underlying problem, which could be long-term disease like COPD ...
Symptoms of hypotension. If you have low diastolic blood pressure along with low systolic blood pressure (hypotension), you may experience additional symptoms. Symptoms of hypotension include ...
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A MAQUET hollow fiber membrane oxygenator. A membrane oxygenator is a device used to add oxygen to, and remove carbon dioxide from the blood.It can be used in two principal modes: to imitate the function of the lungs in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and to oxygenate blood in longer term life support, termed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).