What is ECMO - ECMO Program NewYork-Presbyterian

What is ECMO? ECMO stands for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ECMO is a therapy for people who have serious forms of heart and lung disease Like a heart-

ECMO — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — is an emergency, temporary form of life support for people who have sudden heart failure, such as with a massive

ecmo Overview ECMO is a short-term means of providing life support in people who are seriously ill (think

ecmo Both VV ECMO and VA ECMO can be used as a rescue therapy in acute respiratory failure to buy time and maintaining life awaiting improvement of the underlying