extracorporeal
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In the Americas, doctors can help infected people by putting them on a life-support machine known as ECMO, for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which breathes for the patient by oxygenating the blood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
In cases where hantavirus infection is suspected, Mertz said people should seek out urban medical centers that offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which can be used to support the lungs.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The government investigation said doctors placed Dr. Li on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022
For all the talk of ventilator capacity, what was in shortest supply during the delta surge was something called ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
I’ve even had a small number of pregnant patients who needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, essentially a lung bypass machine–our last ditch effort for someone whose lungs do not work.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2022
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