Machines add oxygen to COVID patients' blood when their lungs don't work
The goal of ECMO in a severely ill COVID patient is to allow the lungs to rest and recover so that they again can do their job - oxygenate the blood. But it's a last resort.
The goal of ECMO in a severely ill COVID patient is to allow the lungs to rest and recover so that they again can do their job - oxygenate the blood. But it's a last resort.