Is There A Way To Oxygenate Blood Without Lungs?

Is There A Way To Oxygenate Blood Without Lungs? ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The ECMO machine is similar to the heart-lung by-pass machine used in open-heart surgery. It pumps and oxygenates a patient’s blood outside the body, allowing the heart and lungs to rest. Can you oxygenate blood directly? Medical researchers have designed