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ECMO was used for some Covid patients, but the machines are even more rare and the process even more tricky than ventilation.
by PeterisP 5y ago
ECMO was used for some Covid patients, but the machines are even more rare and the process even more tricky than ventilation.
- ericbarrett 5y agoExternal blood pumps (which ECMO uses) have issues with both clotting and mechanical damage to the red blood cells, both of which have to be actively managed.