In a first-of-its-kind operation, the Israel Air Force and medical teams from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals airlifted a young ...

During surgery, his heart stopped and he quit breathing. Jones went into cardiac arrest, leading to severe respiratory ...

TriHealth’s program is "one of a handful in the region" now using ECMO, and getting a patient onto the machine fast can mean the difference between life and death, TriHealth cardiothoracic surgeon Dr.

It’s a machine the size of a breadbox, but it’s making an enormous difference for patients at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center. Now, the center is expanding what’s known as its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Katherine Greenwood’s fight for life didn’t end with her recovery from a life-threatening heart condition. Doctors discovered something else that would change her trajectory again: breast cancer.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The global extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine market is experiencing growth due to the rise in the ...