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Featured
ECMO as a Rescue Therapy for COVID-19 Patients
Massachusetts General Hospital physicians have successfully used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy as a bridge to recovery for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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Veno-Venous ECMO Feasible and Beneficial for Respiratory Failure in COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital has used veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support several carefully selected COVID-19 patients to recovery.
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Multidisciplinary, Protocolized ECMO Team Substantially Improves In-Hospital Survival
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a "team sport," researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say. In the largest single-center review of ECMO outcomes to date, they found that implementing a protocolized, multidisciplinary approach significantly improved in-hospital survival.
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Review: Evidence-Based Management of the Critically Ill Adult with COVID-19
Massachusetts General Hospital physicians have published guidance on treating critically ill adults with COVID-19 that synthesizes the pre-existing critical care literature with emerging data from observational reports and randomized controlled trials.
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TCS–VAD Better Than ECMO for Acute Support Before Heart Transplantation
In a nationwide study, patients bridged to transplant with temporary circulatory support–ventricular assist devices had post-transplant survival superior to those bridged with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and similar to those bridged with left-ventricular assist devices.
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Mass General Treatment Guidance for COVID-19
Clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are collecting and curating resources, guidances and protocols on the evaluation and treatment of COVID-19 to help medical professionals stay up to date on the latest research and clinical advances.
ECMO Contributors
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Ido Weinberg, MD
Director, Vascular Medicine Fellowship
Recent Article
Medical Grand Rounds: Peripheral Artery Disease in 2022 and Beyond
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Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS
Section Head, Vascular Medicine and Intervention, Chairman, STEMI & Acute MI Quality Improvement Committee
Recent Article
Mass General Brigham Study Suggests Optimal Treatment for Limb Threatening Ischemia
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Kenneth T. Shelton, MD
Medical Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Lead Intensivist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center Intensive Care Unit
Recent Article
ECMO as a Rescue Therapy for COVID-19 Patients
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Masaki Funamoto, MD, PhD
Cardiac Surgeon, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Veno-Venous ECMO Feasible and Beneficial for Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 -
Mauricio A. Villavicencio-Theoduloz, MD
Director of Lung Transplantation in the Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
TCS–VAD Better Than ECMO for Acute Support Before Heart Transplantation
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.