Kasturba Hospital revives cardiac arrest patient using ECMO, a lifesaving breakthrough

A 45‑year‑old man in cardiac arrest was revived at Kasturba Memorial Hospital in Manipal after the team deployed an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) system within minutes of the patient’s collapse.

The ECMO procedure, performed by the hospital’s intensive‑care specialists, temporarily supported the patient’s heart and lungs, allowing the cardiac rhythm to be restored and the underlying cause of the arrest to be treated.

Such an outcome highlights the expanding critical‑care facilities in Udupi district and signals a new standard for emergency treatment in the region. Source: Google News – Manipal.