Mysuru: A 35-year-old home-maker has become the first person in the city to be treated for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome using ECMO at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital (NH), Mysuru.
She was admitted to a city hospital initially and was on ventilator with negligible improvement. Doctors at NH were consulted after five days and the patient was suggested to be migrated to ECMO treatment with immediate effect. ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation) is an extended life support system for patients with heart and lung failure or if the patient’s body does not respond to a regular standard treatment in the ICU. The ECMO machine provides support to lungs and heart for a few days to weeks by taking on their function and allowing the organs to recover.
