Veno-venous (VV) ECMO depends on the patient’s illness and s…
Veno-venous (VV) ECMO depends on the patient’s illness and situation. VV ECMO can provide all of the following. A. Provides short-term mechanical circulatory support in varied acute life-threatening conditions B. Provides proper and effective body tissue oxygenation in cases of respiratory failure such as ARDS C. Bypasses the failing lungs D. Provides circulatory and hemodynamic support in cases of cardiac failure like in post-myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.