KRQE Blogs

Albuquerque first responders perform life-saving procedure for the first time

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Taking the emergency room right to the patient, wherever they are. A new procedure done for the first time in Albuquerque is allowing first responders and E.R. doctors to do ...
Healio

Obesity does not impact survival following ECMO

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the presence of obesity did not impact mortality ...
Springfield News-Leader

New procedure gives deputy a fighting chance after cardiac arrest

Thanks to a new procedure available at Mercy Hospital Springfield — one that essentially does the work of a patient's heart, lungs or both — a Miller County deputy is alive and back on the job. Deputy ...
Medical Dialogues

Prolonged ECMO and Renal Failure Increase Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery, finds study

A recent study published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery found about 2% of patients undergoing congenital ...
Channel 3000

UW Health now offering ECMO treatment for kids as young as 13

MADISON, Wis. — UW Health says ECMO technology to treat cardiac arrest will now be available for children as young as 13. The health care provider is partnering with first responder agencies in the ...
Business Wire

Number of ECMO Applications Has Tripled in Five Years

“Growth is being driven by new indications for ECMO in ICU environments,” says Prof. Dr. Peter Borges, assets Consulting Healthcare GmbH. AACHEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hemovent GmbH, an emerging ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Increases Risk in Certain Comorbidities

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Machine Researchers sought to analyze the relationship between patient comorbidities and poor outcomes following ECMO treatment. A greater likelihood of worse ...
Business Wire

LivaNova Bi-Flow Cannula Receives CE Mark for ECMO Applications

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, today announced its Bi-Flow Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) cannula earned ...
AZ Central

'It was either ECMO or death for him': 1st Arizona patient survives COVID-19 with rare blood treatment

A Phoenix man is the first in Arizona to survive COVID-19 through a rare form of treatment called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. Enes Dedic, 53, was on the brink of death with a ...
Medscape

FDA Flags Getinge/Maquet Recall of Oxygenator Devices

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare providers and facilities about the recent recall of certain oxygenators used for extracorporeal circulation. On May 18, Getinge/Maquet ...
Nasdaq

LivaNova Bi-Flow Cannula Receives CE Mark for ECMO Applications

Bi-Flow is first bidirectional femoral arterial cannula validated for 29 days’ use LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, ...