Patient Revived from Cardiac Arrest at Kasturba Hospital Using ECMO

In a dramatic turn of events, a man suffering from cardiac arrest was successfully revived at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal after being placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support.

The patient, who had collapsed at a nearby event, was immediately transported to the hospital where the cardiac care team initiated ECMO – a life‑saving technology that oxygenates blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest and heal. Over the following hours, the medical team monitored the patient’s vitals closely and managed to restore stable circulation, leading to a full recovery.

The successful use of ECMO underscores the readiness of Kasturba Hospital’s cardiac unit and sets a precedent for handling critical cardiac emergencies in the region. Source: Google News – Manipal.