{"id":52487,"date":"2025-04-25T22:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:05:50","slug":"extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/zh\/mayo-health-library\/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is pumped outside of the body to a heart-lung machine. The machine removes carbon dioxide and sends oxygen-rich blood back to the body. Blood flows from the right side of the heart to the heart-lung machine. It&#8217;s then rewarmed and sent back to the body.<\/p>\n<p>ECMO lets blood go around the heart and lungs. This allows the heart and lungs to rest and heal.<\/p>\n<p>ECMO is a form of extracorporeal life support (ECLS). It&#8217;s used is for life-threatening heart and lung conditions. ECMO may be used in care for COVID-19, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and other infections.<\/p>\n<p>ECMO may be used to help people who have conditions that cause heart or lung failure. It also may be used for people who are waiting for or recovering from a heart transplant or lung transplant. Sometimes it&#8217;s used when other life support measures haven&#8217;t worked.<\/p>\n<p>ECMO does not treat or cure diseases. But it can give short-term help when the body can&#8217;t provide the tissues with enough oxygen and blood flow.<\/p>\n<p>Some heart conditions in which ECMO may be used include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complications from a heart transplant.<\/li>\n<li>Heart attack, also called acute myocardial infarction.<\/li>\n<li>Heart muscle disease, also called cardiomyopathy.<\/li>\n<li>Heart that can&#8217;t pump enough blood, called cardiogenic shock.<\/li>\n<li>Low body temperature, called hypothermia.<\/li>\n<li>Sepsis.<\/li>\n<li>Swelling and irritation of the heart muscle, called myocarditis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some lung conditions in which ECMO may be used include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).<\/li>\n<li>Blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung, called pulmonary embolism.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19.<\/li>\n<li>Fetus breathing in waste products in the womb, called meconium aspiration.<\/li>\n<li>Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure in the lungs, called pulmonary hypertension.<\/li>\n<li>Hole in the muscle between the chest and the belly area, called congenital diaphragmatic hernia.<\/li>\n<li>Influenza, also called flu.<\/li>\n<li>Pneumonia.<\/li>\n<li>Respiratory failure.<\/li>\n<li>Severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.<\/li>\n<li>Trauma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Possible risks of ECMO include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bleeding.<\/li>\n<li>Blood clots.<\/li>\n<li>Clotting disorder, called coagulopathy.<\/li>\n<li>Infection.<\/li>\n<li>Loss of blood supply in hands, feet or legs, called limb ischemia.<\/li>\n<li>Seizures.<\/li>\n<li>Stroke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ECMO is used when life support is needed after surgery or during serious illness. ECMO can help your heart or lungs so you can heal. A healthcare professional decides when it may be helpful. If you need ECMO, your healthcare professionals, including trained respiratory therapists, prepare you.<\/p>\n<p>Your healthcare professional puts a thin, flexible tube, called a cannula, into a vein to draw out blood. A second tube goes into a vein or artery to return warmed blood with oxygen to your body. You get other medicines, including sedation, to make you comfortable during ECMO.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on your condition, ECMO might be used from a few days to a few weeks. Your healthcare team talks with you or your family about what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>ECMO outcomes vary. 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