University of Michigan: Last-Resort Life Support Option Helped Majority of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Survive
September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients who receive it, according to an international study led by a University of Michigan researcher.
The 1,035 patients in the study faced a staggeringly high risk of death, as ventilators and ot . . .
It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients who receive it, according to an international study led by a University of Michigan researcher.
The 1,035 patients in the study faced a staggeringly high risk of death, as ventilators and ot . . .