Noun
ECMO (uncountable)
(medicine) Initialism of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
An ECMO Clinical Specialist is a technical specialist trained to manage the ECMO system including blood pump, tubing, artificial oxygenator, and related equipment. Source: Internet
Called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, the technique siphons blood out of the patient, runs it through an oxygenator and pumps it back into the body. Source: Internet
Dr. Parvathaneni and Dr. Prasad grew up together in Chicago and worked together at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, and Dr. Parvathaneni helped convince Dr. Prasad to bring his expertise and the ECMO machine to Springfield. Source: Internet
ECMO historically came with heavy sedation to keep patients from moving and injuring themselves. Source: Internet
Our multidisciplinary team is actively collaborating with international experts from reputed centers in the U.S. and U.K., that have witnessed large volumes of COVID-19 patients requiring ECMO support. Source: Internet
Suzanne needed an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine (ECMO), which pumps and oxygenates a patient’s blood outside of the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest and heal. Source: Internet