Selected spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with profound spasticity may be treated by implantation of a baclofen pump for intrathecal administration of baclofen. The pump is implanted in the abdominal ...

Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy significantly improved quality of life in patients with mild to moderate SUI. Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy shows some efficacy and ...

Chinabridge (Shenzhen) Medical Technology Co. Ltd.’s extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine Lifemotion gained NMPA approval, making it the first domestically developed ECMO unit given a ...

The use of active mechanical circulatory support is growing rapidly around the world. The hope is that these systems will improve survival after the most severe form of acute heart failure, ...

Study: Bridge to transplant using a flow-adaptive extracorporeal total artificial lung system following bilateral pneumonectomy. Image Credit: AbirArt007 / Shutterstock.com A recent case report ...

Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists have discovered that high blood levels of a protein commonly found in the central nervous system can predict brain injury and death in critically ill ...

In refractory cardiac arrest, whether adding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to standard advanced cardiac life support improves survival with a favorable neurologic outcome is unclear. New ...

In this randomized trial, extracorporeal life support did not improve 30-day survival as compared with usual care in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.