ECMO circuit (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

ECMO circuit

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This simplified diagram of the type of ECMO use in nearly all COVID-19 patients shows the flow of blood out of the body, through the circuit's components, and back into the body.

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University of Michigan

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