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S11 E02: Transforming critical care through innovation: ECMO: Then and now

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Dr. Robert Bartlett, the father of ECMO, first used it on an adult in 1972 with extraordinary courage.

An interview with a Medtronic representative exploring the history, current applications, and future of ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) technology. The discussion covers how ECMO supports critically ill patients, the challenges faced by ICU teams, and the importance of industry-clinician collaboration in developing life-saving medical devices like the new VitaFlow system.

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