Baylor Scott & White is the largest ECMO provider and the largest ECMO transfer program in the state of Texas. ECMO uses advanced technology to provide temporary blood circulation and respiratory support in cases of life-threatening heart or lung failure, while these organs recover from injury, illness or a surgical procedure. It also can be used as a life-supporting, short-term bridge to heart transplantation or lung transplantation.
ECMO technology both provides needed oxygen to the blood (lung/respiratory support) and helps circulate it throughout the body (heart/circulatory support).