He developed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, a treatment that can sustain patients whose hearts and lungs are failing — for days or weeks or longer. By Jeré Longman Robert H. Bartlett, a ...

When a patient is in cardiac failure, a machine called the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation mimics the function of the heart and lungs. This life-saving technology was pioneered by Dr. Robert H.

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Evidence-based recommendations on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for severe acute heart failure in adults. This involves using an artificial lung to oxygenate the blood ...

Evidence-based recommendations on VA ECMO for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in adults with refractory cardiac arrest. This involves using an artificial lung to oxygenate the ...

INDIANAPOLIS – When the Bayles family brought their 3-year-old daughter, Mila, to Riley Hospital for Children in early January, they never imagined she might not walk back out. What they thought was ...

YORK, Pa. — WellSpan York Hospital has 10 ECMO machines that officials say have saved nearly 400 lives. "ECMO is the highest form of life support that is currently offered in the world. It can either ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who was hospitalized in Western New York after being exposed to a highly toxic gas becomes the first person with phosgene gas exposure to be successfully treated using ...

Abstract: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) is a life-saving therapy used for patients with respiratory failure; however, its effectiveness may be compromised by high ...