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.

Research

Mayo 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.

June 15, 2024
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Office of Patient Education. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Mayo Clinic; 2020.
  4. Abrams D, et al. Extracorporeal life support in adults in the intensive care unit: Overview. https://www.uptodate.contents/search. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)