Kasturba Hospital Manipal Saves Patient from Cardiac Arrest Using ECMO

A man who collapsed from a sudden cardiac arrest was transported to Kasturba Hospital in Manipal, where a multidisciplinary team rushed him into a state‑of‑the‑art extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine. The life‑support system temporarily carried out the heart’s function, allowing doctors to stabilize the patient and treat the underlying cause of his heart failure.

ECMO is a sophisticated life‑support technique used in critical cardiac and respiratory emergencies. Kasturba Hospital, renowned for its critical care units, has recently upgraded its ECMO capabilities, signaling a commitment to advanced lifesaving interventions in Karnataka’s medical landscape.

The successful resuscitation underscores the importance of rapid emergency response and cutting‑edge technology in saving lives. Source: Google News – Manipal.