You may think of ventilators as the last line of defense for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. But that's not always the case. Next-level life support exists for some of the sickest ...

Since the start of the pandemic, the state has reported daily on how many ventilators are available for use in a nod to the role these machines can play in treating the sickest COVID-19 patients. Over ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can play an essential role in the management of the ...

COVID-19 has caused more than 2 million deaths worldwide since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic in March 2020. Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently experience respiratory ...

Early application of prone positioning did not help patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) -- mostly from COVID -- get off venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For patients with refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 infections, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. No, it’s not the new antiviral therapy for Covid-19. It’s not a ...

Registry data reaffirmed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a reasonable strategy for COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory problems, with most survivors discharged home and several ...

The life-support system called ECMO can rescue COVID-19 patients from the brink of death, but not at the rates seen early in the pandemic, a new study finds. Where once about 60 percent of such ...

For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the risk of dying from Covid-19 by half, according to a new study by researchers ...

Hospital discharge day for Phoua Yang was more like a pep rally. On her way rolling out of Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, she teared up as streamers and confetti rained down on her. Nurses ...