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After 52 days on ECMO, a form of advanced life support, Jay Buenaflor is leaving UC San Diego Health and heading to a recovery care clinic after facing a severe case of COVID-19. This week, his entire support team waved goodbye and wished him well before he begins his process of getting home. Extracorporeal membrane oxygen, or ECMO, is a technology that works outside the body, pumping and oxygenating a patient’s blood. UC San Diego Health’s mobile ECMO program is currently the only one of its ki

Patient success story | ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) helps successfully treat critical case of covid The patient Mrs. Smriti tested positive for covid during the 8th month of her pregnancy. Her condition was critical & she was put on oxygen support. She was shifted to Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road. Dr. Arul D Furtado, Sr Consultant - CTVS at Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore talks about how they successfully tackled her challenging case. She had delivered her bab