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What is ECMO?

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What is ECMO?

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The ECMO procedure is similar to a heart-lung bypass used during open-heart surgery. The ECMO machine removes blood from the patient and pumps that blood through an artificial lung that takes over some of the work of the patient’s lungs. The blood is warmed and returned to the patient.

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