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    Ask the expert

    Jan 23, 2020 3 minutes

    Q I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY NEIGHBOUR GOT FLU AND NEEDED ECMO. WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?

    A ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) is a high-tech treatment for acute respiratory failure, when the lungs can’t transfer enough oxygen into the blood. The person is breathless, carbon dioxide builds up and tissue or organ damage may be fatal.

    Respiratory failure can be acute or gradual, and can occur in lung diseases such as flu-related pneumonia, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as heart disease and conditions that weaken or restrict the

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