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What is ECMO? The life-saving machine that gave one Georgia teen a second chance

She survived, but she lost both arms and both legs. A sore throat turned into a rare infection. The infection turned into sepsis. Her organs failed. Her heart stopped. “I should have been dead. I didn ...
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Mobile ECMO: The portable life support that helped save a Massachusetts mom

HOSPITAL MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW? I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW. IT’S BEEN A LONG YEAR. IT REALLY HAS. DOCTORS WEREN’T SURE 45 YEAR OLD KRYSTAL DELONG WOULD EVEN BE HERE TO SHARE ...
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ELSO Recognizes Stony Brook Medicine for Proven Excellence in Life Support Care

Stony Brook Medicine has been recognized for excellence in advanced life-support care, earning the Silver Level Path to ...

Buying time for the failing heart to recover

Advanced life support like extracorporeal membrane oxygenation takes over the functions of the heart and lungs for critically ...
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Life-saving ECMO treatment helps York County mom survive rare birth complication | Health Smart

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 ...
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TMH's Golden Gala raises $1 million to fund ECMO, a life-saving technology

ECMO, or Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, is an artificial life support that helps people whose lungs or heart are not working properly. Democrats Released Unseen ...