Last October, the Wall Street Journal published a fascinating article that delved into the ethical considerations for hospitals due to the ever-improving outcomes being seen with Extracorporeal ...

ECMO is a life support system that can temporarily take over the work of the heart and lungs, providing the body with oxygen. It can allow the heart and lungs time to rest and heal. A person may ...

Use of left atrial venoarterial cannulation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation—a technique known as LAVA ECMO—appears to be a safe and feasible means of support for patients with cardiogenic ...