What kind of apparatus is Ekmo

It is a medical emergency equipment, also known as extracorporeal membrane lung. It is used to provide continuous extracorporeal respiration and circulation to patients with severe cardiopulmonary failure in order to maintain the patient's life. The essence of Ekmo is a modified artificial heart-lung machine, the most central part of which is the membrane lung and blood pump. The membrane lungs help the patient to fulfill the oxygenation and exchange in the lungs, and the blood pump, the artificial heart, replaces the heart in pumping blood to the pulmonary vessels and the circulation. Ekmo can support the patient's cardiopulmonary function for a long time, and win valuable time for the rescue of critical illnesses.