ECMO
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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One of our control groups was just the clinical standard, ECMO, in which we just tried to restore the circulation using the animal’s own blood.
From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2022
After more than 30 days on ECMO, doctors took Ginger off the machine only to put her back on the next morning.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2022
Other pigs, dead for an hour, were treated with ECMO, a machine that pumped blood through their bodies.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022
For all the talk of ventilator capacity, what was in shortest supply during the delta surge was something called ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022
ECMO, which stands for extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, is a life support machine used on people with heart or lung failure.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022
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