ECMO, the lifesaver for many

ECMO machines that were used in the treatment of Covid-19 were helpful in treating patients with other acute respiratory ailments, a doctor who treated many such patients said.

Dipanjan Chatterjee, an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) physician at the Medica Superspecialty Hospital, said the machine turned out to be a lifesaver for many patients who were infected with adenovirus earlier this year and treated at the hospital.

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