Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments with related expertise Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery Critical Care Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program Pediatric Cardiology Pulmonary Medicine Transplant Center Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery in Rochester ResearchMayo Clinic surgeons are among the world's most experienced. They performed some of the world's first open heart surgeries in children using a heart-lung machine developed here. Mayo healthcare professionals and researchers continue to develop ECMO advances to improve care and patient outcomes. Mayo Clinic doctors trained in heart conditions (cardiologists), heart surgery (cardiovascular surgeons), lung conditions (pulmonologists), transplantation and critical care medicine study extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. You may have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials. Learn more about cardiovascular research in the Cardiovascular Research Center. Publications See a list of publications about ECMO by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. By Mayo Clinic Staff Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) care at Mayo Clinic AboutCare at Mayo Clinic June 15, 2024 Print Show references Bertini P, et al. ECMO in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2022; doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2021.11.006. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) General Guidelines for all ECLS Cases. https://www.elso.org/ecmo-resources/elso-ecmo-guidelines.aspx. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Office of Patient Education. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Mayo Clinic; 2020. Abrams D, et al. Extracorporeal life support in adults in the intensive care unit: Overview. https://www.uptodate.contents/search. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Abrams D, et al. Extracorporeal life support in adults: Management of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). https://www.uptodate.contents/search. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Guglin M, et al. Venoarterial ECMO for adults: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.038. Related ARDS Cardiogenic shock Cardiomyopathy Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Heart attack Hypothermia Influenza (flu) Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) Myocarditis Pneumonia Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary hypertension Sepsis Show more related content News from Mayo Clinic (VIDEO) Harnessing the power of innovation and a patient's will to survive Oct. 31, 2024, 08:30 p.m. CDT Baby Makrii breathes easier after innovative airway surgery at Mayo Clinic Aug. 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. CDT Regenerative medicine paves the way for a heart transplant May 05, 2023, 11:00 a.m. CDT Mayo Clinic to begin offering early ECMO to certain cardiac arrest patients Feb. 15, 2023, 05:25 p.m. CDT Show more news from Mayo Clinic Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)AboutDoctors&DepartmentsCare atMayoClinic PRC-20413762 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)