Conditions We Treat
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Any Phoenix Children’s patient with respiratory and/or heart failure that meets standardized criteria is considered an ECMO candidate. Common diagnoses that may require ECMO include:
- Pneumonia
- Congenital heart defects
- Blood infections
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Respiratory failure
- Heart failure
- Post trauma