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Critical Care Appeal raising lifesaving funds for Mobile ECPR
5 September 2025
This year’s Critical Care Appeal is fundraising to support Mobile ECPR, an advanced form of life support which takes over the function of the heart and lungs for patients in the community after cardiac arrest.
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Life-saving ECMO machine research receives major funding boost
29 September 2022
Intensive care specialists from The Alfred will play a major role in new research that aims to better identify patients who will benefit most from the advanced for of life support, known as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).
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ECMO team saves 50 lives
29 April 2022
Specialists at The Alfred saved the lives of 50 COVID-19 patients with the use of ECMO during the height of the pandemic.
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Sergio’s lifesaving 100 days on ECMO
27 October 2021
When Sergio felt a tingling sensation in the back of his throat, he quickly went and got tested for COVID-19.
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