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ECMO & Covid-19; ECMO during the Covid-19 pandemic Article

Getinge ECMO - COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique challenge to test whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can increase the survival of critically ill patients with severe acute…

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Medical staff in blue scrubs attend to a patient in a hospital bed, with medical equipment in the foreground. Article

ECMO for severe ARDS

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) has become a vital therapeutic option in managing severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) when conventional…

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eCPR in Cardiac Arrest Article

Getinge ECMO - eCPR

Annually, there are millions of cardiac arrest events, all with low percent survival. Recent randomized controlled trials suggest extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) may…

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Picture of Dr. Tuomas Rissanen, Chief Physician at the Heart Centre in Joensuu. Article

ECMO in regional hospitals

When a 68-year old Finnish man’s heart stopped beating, the close proximity to the only regional, non-university hospital in the Nordic region with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation…

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