External blood oxygenation saved hundreds of Covid-19 sufferers – study

External blood oxygenation saved hundreds of Covid-19 sufferers – study Scores of severely ill Covid-19 sufferers survived because they were given the NHS’s highest form of intensive care in which an artificial lung breathes for them, a study has found.

Patients in the UK who underwent extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were more likely to survive than those who did not have the treatment, according to the research. The Guardian

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