Extracorporeal Life Support Program

VUMC’s ECMO program has expanded to areas outside of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
July 27, 2023

Extracorporeal life support program receives ELSO excellence award

Vanderbilt’s extracorporeal life support program has received the platinum level award for excellence in life support from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), the organization’s highest honor.

By Matt Batcheldor
VUMC’s ECMO program has expanded to areas outside of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
February 25, 2022

Study shows young, healthy adults died from COVID-19 due to ECMO shortage

Vanderbilt research found that nearly 90 percent of COVID-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young with few other health issues

By Craig Boerner