Saving Lives with ECMO: The Lung Rescue Program at Penn Medicine
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- čas přidán 6. 12. 2018
- The Penn Lung Rescue program provides our region with expanded access to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), a lifesaving treatment option for patients with acute respiratory failure.
Many patients with severe respiratory insufficiency may be too unstable to transport. The Penn Lung Rescue team was specifically designed to be mobile -- meaning they can come directly to other hospitals to initiate ECMO for a safe return back to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.
Learn more about Penn's Lung Rescue Program: www.pennmedicine.org/for-heal...
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From Sydney Australia. We invest a lot in ECMO here, and I just so happen to contract PCP PNEUMONIA about 6 weeks ago now. It is a very nasty pneumonia and must be treated promptly. I waited 3 days to go to hospital, and my chances of survival were slim. My oxygen saturation was down to around %85, whilst receiving oxygen. Doctors told me that I would sedated and go on the machine next room. Turned out to be ECMO. I deteriorated, and doctors told my family to say goodbye. I fought and made a comeback around day 4, and as slowly weaned off the machine and drugs and placed in a ward in a week. I was so depleted and weak. Still am somewhat, and rehab will be a day-by-day process. Without ECMO this post would not exist.
The wonderful Dr's in this video took care of me - I am so proud to watch this and am so terribly appreciative of their expertise. Forever thankful for Penn Medicine's Lung Rescue program.
Should be in all hospitals so we can save lives everywhere.
I agree..I get It takes a lot of nurses to run it but it is so worth it if it's saving lives
I love this.
What's the difference between this system and the Hemolung?
What was your adult ECMO patient volume in CY19?
Hi.... I have my father in the ICU with Covid.. .. am not getting good news on his prognosis... he went in with pneumonia and was placed in normal room for 2weeks... until barely his Monday he was in ICU... his kidneys are failing and has been giving dailysis which started yesterday... I got report today his creatine is 4.1 BP stable but his liver enzymes are elevated... we live in a rural area and our hospital doesn't have ECMO... a Dr. From san diego CA is in our area... and waiting for him to return my call so I cant tell him... I want my father to be flown to Sand Diego CA and be placed on ECMO... only GOD and his wonderful machine do Miracles and am hoping for my father to get his treatment ASAP😭😭😭 pls if anyone could help me through this video... pls let me know... thank u
What happened with your father ??
Where does the CO2 go after removal from the blood?
ammo help to safe my live 2٫5 month ago.